Elizabeth Swift

A lovely late elementary to early intermediate original composition with an invigorating repeating chord bass, offering a perfect opportunity for melodic right hand. 

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

8th Notes

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses major and minor triads with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

Blocked Chord Accompaniment

Also called the damper pedal, it is the rightmost pedal on the piano and used to sustain notes by moving the dampers away from the strings.

Sustain Pedal

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

Syncopation

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

Ties

D Major