My First Piano Adventure Lesson Book A

Nancy and Randall Faber

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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

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 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.

A bass clef used without grand staff notation that helps students understand when to play the left hand.

A treble clef used without grand staff notation that helps students understand when to play the right hand.

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

In the Primary and Elementary levels, when only one hand plays at a time and the notes alternate continually between both hands.