My First Piano Adventure Lesson Book B

Nancy and Randall Faber

Half notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three quarter notes.

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.

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-fourth the value of a whole note.

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

One or both hands moving from one simple hand position to another an octave higher or lower, sometimes seen before octaves are learned.

Special graphics or icons used alongside pre-reading notation to aid in the comprehension of various concepts at the primary level.

One of the landmark notes; the C in the middle of the keyboard.

One of the landmarks; the G a 5th above Middle C.

A type of notation that uses two standard five-line staves combined together with a brace; usually indicating right hand and left hand notes.

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.