Premier Piano Course, Lesson 2A

Dennis Alexander

A simple scale that contains the first five notes of the D Major scale.

A technique that requires the player to pick up and move their hand to a new position; usually from a five finger scale to another.

A sign placed in front of a note that raises its pitch by a half step.

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

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 6th of any quality.

A type of articulation indicating the player to play smoothly and seamlessly, with the notes slightly overlapped.

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-eighth the value of a whole note or half the value of a quarter note.

A sign placed in front of a note that returns its pitch back to normal (returning to a white key).

A technique that involves one hand crossing over or under the other.

Chord tones played one note at a time that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 3rd of any quality.

Also called the damper pedal, it is the rightmost pedal on the piano and used to sustain notes by moving the dampers away from the strings.

An Italian term meaning "delaying"; an indication instructing the player to decrease speed, often gradually.

An Italian term meaning "in time"; an indication instructing the player to return to the original tempo after a deviation.

A sign placed in front of a note that lowers its pitch by a half step.

Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes either an octave higher or lower than notated.

Indications placed above or below notes instructing the player to hold those notes longer than their original notated length.