The Big Digital Pre-Reading Christmas Book

Carol Matz

A type of notation that doesn't use staff lines; sometimes called "floating notes".

A type of primary-level notation where the pitch names are placed inside the noteheads; often used in combination with off-staff notation.

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

A hand position where either the right-hand or left-thumbs play middle C or where both thumbs share middle C.

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 D Minor scale.

Vertical lines on the staff that separate notated music into measures.

An indication instructing the player to play moderately soft; between mezzo forte and piano.

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

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

A sign placed in front of a note that raises its pitch by a half step.

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

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

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

Simple intervals that introduce students to 2nds and use two adjacent white keys.

Simple intervals that introduce students to 3rds and use two white keys with one white key in between; skipping over one white key.

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 4th of any quality.

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 6th of any quality.