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.

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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.

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

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

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

Additional lines added above or below the staff in order to place very high or very low notes that wouldn't normally fit on the staff.

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

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

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

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