Premier Piano Course, Lesson 3

Dennis Alexander

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

Sharps, flats and naturals that do not appear in a key signature.

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

An accompaniment pattern that uses a series of broken intervals of any distance or quality.

Indications instructing the player to play gradually louder (crescendo) or softer (diminuendo).

The physical motion of crossing fingers 2, 3, 4, or 5 over the thumb; used when playing scalar passages or outside of five finger scales.

An indication instructing the player to go back to the beginning of a piece and play until "Fine".

Quarter notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three 8th notes.

Hand positions that require stretching beyond a five finger scale; usually to play intervals that are 6ths or greater.

Using a different finger on the same notes or switching the finger while holding a note.

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

A type of waltz accompaniment pattern that uses intermediate skills like shifting, extending, and multiple voices, but without octave leaps.

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

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

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.

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.