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Christmas Piano Solos – Level 4

Fred Kern

Mona Rejino

Philip Keveren

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

Melodic Octaves

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.

Crossing Over Thumb

Passages with constant step-wise motion and mainly 8th note rhythmic values.

8th Note Scale Passages

An accompaniment pattern that uses a series of broken intervals of any distance or quality.

Broken Intervals Accompaniment

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

Extended Hand Positions

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 7th of any quality.

Melodic 7ths

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 6th of any quality.

Melodic 6ths

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

Flat

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

Sharp

A sign placed in front of a note that returns its pitch back to normal (returning to a white key).

Natural

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.

Shifting Hand Positions

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 7th of any quality.

Blocked 7ths

A type of accompaniment pattern where only one note is played at a time but with large intervals, many hand positions, and complex rhythms.

Intermediate Single Note Accompaniment

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

Ties

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

Blocked Intervals 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

Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes one octave higher than notated.

Octave Higher

Indications placed above or below notes instructing the player to hold those notes longer than their original notated length.

Fermatas

A sign that tells the player to play gradually softer.

Diminuendo

A sign that tells the player to play gradually louder.

Crescendo

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

Mezzo Forte

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

Piano

An indication instructing the player to play moderately soft; between mezzo forte and piano.

Mezzo Piano

Two notes connected together smoothly where the second note is played softer and lighter.

Two Note Slurs

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

8th Notes

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

Quarter Notes

Whole Notes

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

Dotted Quarter Notes

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

Half Notes

Silence that equals the length of one 8th note.

8th Rests

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

The Christmas Song

Fred Kern, Mona Rejino, Philip Keveren

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