Premier Piano Course, Lesson 3

Dennis Alexander

Silence that equals the length of one 8th note.

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

Sharps, flats and naturals that do not appear in a key signature.

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

Chords with alternate ordering of their tones where the root is placed either in the middle or at the top of the chord.

Quarter notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three 8th notes.

Hand positions that require stretching beyond a five finger scale; usually to play intervals that are 6ths or greater.

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 series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand, and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion.

An Italian term meaning "delaying"; an indication instructing the player to decrease speed, often gradually.

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.

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.