Cool Beans! Vol. 2

Ben Crosland

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

8th Notes

Silence that equals the length of one 8th note.

8th Rests

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

Accents

Sharps, flats and naturals that do not appear in a key signature.

Accidentals

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

Blocked Chords

Chords with an alternate ordering of their tones where the root is placed on the top and the 3rd and 5th below.

First Inversion Chords

A type of texture where the left hand plays the melody and the right hand plays the accompaniment for an extended period of time.

Left Hand Melody

A type of articulation indicating the player to play smoothly and seamlessly, with the notes slightly overlapped.

Legato

An Italian term meaning "delaying"; an indication instructing the player to decrease speed, often gradually.

Ritardando

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

Staccato

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

Ties

A Minor

Students build on the technical skills they learned in elementary levels by moving around the keyboard with more fluency, playing faster, playing with more voices, and using more complicated harmonies, melodies, and rhythms.

Early Intermediate

Energetic

Nostalgic

Editions Musica Ferrum

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