Premier Piano Course, Lesson 3

Cornelius Gurlitt

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

Silence that equals the length of one 8th note.

An accompaniment that uses a variety of blocked intervals with a relatively equal rate of occurrence. 

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

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.

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

A type of texture where one hand plays a series of notes that are mimicked in the other hand.

Commonly used diatonic scales with the following sequence of intervals: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half.

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

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.

Passages with constant step-wise motion and mainly 8th note rhythmic values.

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