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 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 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.

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

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