A Day at the Beach

Amy Stephens

Minor 9ths and later lydian scale define this mysterious piece! Opportunity for student to compose.

A simple scale that contains the first five notes of the A Minor scale.

Four-note chords composed of the root, major 3rd, perfect 5th, and major 7th.

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.

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 type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses broken chords in varying note configurations, with simple or slow-moving rhythms.