Piano Adventures Level 1 Christmas Book

Nancy and Randall Faber

Sometimes called upbeats or pickup notes; a note or series of notes that precede and give stress to the first downbeat of a piece.

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses major and minor triads with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

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.

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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

A simple melody line shared by both the right hand and the left hand.

A type texture that occurs when the contour, distance, and speed of the notes in one hand matches that of the other hand as they play together.

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

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 simple scale that contains the first five notes of the C Major scale.