Premier Piano Course, Lesson 2A

Dennis Alexander

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

A simple five-finger hand position where the thumbs rest on adjacent notes.

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-eighth the value of a whole note or half the value of a quarter note.

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

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

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 3rd of any quality.

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

Symbols indicating that two notes are to be played as one with the value equal to their sum.

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

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

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