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

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

Blocked Chords

More than one clef used in a staff in a single piece or movement.

Clef Changes

A technique that involves one hand crossing over or under the other.

Hand Crossing

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

Legato

Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes either an octave higher or lower than notated.

Octave Higher and Octave Lower

Indications instructing the player to play with sudden emphasis.

Sforzando

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

Staccato

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.

Sustain Pedal

Temporary displacement of established meter by the stressing of a weak beat.

Syncopation

F Major

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

Happy

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