Piano Adventures Level 1 Christmas Book

Nancy and Randall Faber

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

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

A symbol indicating that a section should be repeated.

A hand position where either the right-hand or left-thumbs play middle C or where both thumbs share middle C.

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

The same note that occurs several times in a row throughout a piece.

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

A type of articulation indicating the player to play short and light; notes not held for their full value.

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.

Chord tones played together that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.