Premier Piano Course, Lesson 2A

Dennis Alexander

A simple scale that contains the first five notes of the C Major scale.

A type of accompaniment pattern where only one note is played at a time, usually within a single five finger scale and with simple rhythms.

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

Silence that equals the length of one half note.

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 2nd of any quality.

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

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

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

Silence that equals the length of one whole note or an entire measure in 4/4 or 3/4.

The note two steps above Treble C, or two steps below High G.

One of the landmarks; the note an octave above Treble G, a 5th above Treble C, or the note that sits on top of the Treble Staff.

The note one step above Treble C, a 5th above Treble G, or a 4th below High G.

The note a 4th above Treble C, or a step below High G.

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