Premier Piano Course, Lesson 1A

Dennis Alexander

When only one hand plays at a time and the notes alternate continually between both hands.

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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

A technique that involves only one hand playing at a time throughout most or all of a piece.

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

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

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

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

A time signature where the fundamental beat is subdivided into groupings of two.

A simple hand position where only F#, G#, and A# are played; almost always notated with off-staff notation.

A simple hand position where only C# and D# are played; almost always notated with off-staff notation.