Pre-Reading Christmas

Nancy and Randall Faber

A type of primary-level notation where the pitch names are placed inside the noteheads; often used in combination with off-staff notation.

A type of notation that doesn't use staff lines; sometimes called "floating notes".

A hand position where either the right-hand or left-thumbs play middle C or where both thumbs share middle C.

Both hands playing at the same time in either Primary or Early Elementary level works.

Vertical lines on the staff that separate notated music into measures.

A type of accompaniment pattern where only one note is played at a time, usually within a single five finger scale and with simple rhythms.

Simple intervals that introduce students to 2nds and use two adjacent white keys.

The same note that occurs several times in a row throughout a piece.

Simple intervals that introduce students to 3rds and use two white keys with one white key in between; skipping over one white key.

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 4th of any quality.

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 5th of any quality.

A simple melody line shared by both the right hand and the left hand.

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-fourth the value of a whole note.

Notes whose lengths are equal to one half the value of a whole note.