Piano Adventures Level 1 Lesson Book (2nd Edition)

Nancy and Randall Faber

A series of notes played in both hands, one at a time while alternating with each other, using predominantly 16th note rhythms.

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

A simple scale that contains the first five notes of the C Major scale.

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

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.

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

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

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