Premier Piano Course, Lesson 2A

Dennis Alexander

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

Two notes connected together smoothly where the second note is played softer and lighter.

A type of articulation indicating the player to play short and light; notes not held for their full value.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Half notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three quarter notes.

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