Piano Adventures Primer Level Lesson Book (2nd Edition)

Nancy and Randall Faber

Half notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three quarter notes.

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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

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

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

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

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