The Lonely Pine by Nancy and Randall Faber

Blocked 5ths Accompaniment

Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses repeating blocked 5ths in a single position with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

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Dotted Half Notes

Rhythm

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

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Five Finger Scales

Scales and Hand Positions

Simple five-note scales whose notes fit within a comfortable hand shape; applied when more than one such scale appears in a piece.

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Forte

Expression

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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Half Notes

Rhythm

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

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Hands Together

Hand and Finger Techniques

Both hands playing at the same time in either Primary or Early Elementary level works.

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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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Mezzo Forte

Expression

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

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Piano

Expression

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

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Quarter Notes

Rhythm

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

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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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Skips

Intervals

Simple intervals that introduce students to 3rds and use two white keys with one white key in between; skipping over one white key.

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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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Treble A

Notes and Notation

The note one step above Treble G or a skip below Treble C.

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Treble C

Notes and Notation

One of the landmark notes; the C an octave above Middle C.

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Treble E

Notes and Notation

The note two steps above Middle C; the E in the middle of the keyboard.

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The Lonely Pine

Nancy and Randall Faber

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Elements

Blocked 5ths Accompaniment

Dotted Half Notes

Five Finger Scales

Forte

Half Notes

Hands Together

Legato

Mezzo Forte

Piano

Quarter Notes

Shifting Hand Positions

Skips

Sustain Pedal

Treble A

Treble C

Treble E

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