Take Me Out to the Ball Game by Dennis Alexander, Martha Mier, Alfred von Tilzer

Accents

Expression

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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Blocked 3rds

Intervals

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

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Crescendo

Expression

A sign that tells the player to play gradually louder.

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Crossing Over Thumb

Hand and Finger Techniques

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.

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Finger Substitutions

Hand and Finger Techniques

Using a different finger on the same notes or switching the finger while holding a note.

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Forte

Expression

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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Ledger Lines

Notes and Notation

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.

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Legato

Expression

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

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Major Scales

Scales and Hand Positions

Commonly used diatonic scales with the following sequence of intervals: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half.

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Melody Between Hands

Texture

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

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Mezzo Forte

Expression

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

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Sharp

Notes and Notation

A sign placed in front of a note that raises its pitch by a half step.

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Shifting Hand Positions

Hand and Finger Techniques

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.

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Staccato

Expression

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

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Sustain Pedal

Expression

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.

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Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Alfred von Tilzer, Dennis Alexander, Martha Mier

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Elements

Accents

Blocked 3rds

Crescendo

Crossing Over Thumb

Finger Substitutions

Forte

Ledger Lines

Legato

Major Scales

Melody Between Hands

Mezzo Forte

Sharp

Shifting Hand Positions

Staccato

Sustain Pedal

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