Premier Piano Course, Lesson 3

Dennis Alexander

Symbols that indicate different measures to play during repeated sections.

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

Chord tones played together that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

A sign that tells the player to play gradually louder.

The physical motion of crossing fingers 2, 3, 4, or 5 over the thumb; used when playing scalar passages or outside of five finger scales.

Additional lines added above or below the staff in order to place very high or very low notes that wouldn't normally fit on the staff.

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

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

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

A technique that requires the player to pick up and move their hand to a new position; usually from a five finger scale to another.

Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes either an octave higher or lower than notated.

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

A technique of playing 8th notes where the first 8th note is held longer than the second of a grouping of two; used often in jazz and blues.

Temporary displacement of established meter by the stressing of a weak beat.

An accompaniment that uses a variety of blocked intervals with a relatively equal rate of occurrence. 