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

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

Ornamentations that are notated in a smaller size than normal notes and played slightly before them.

Grace Notes

A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time with large intervals, many hand positions, and complex rhythms.

Intermediate Two Voices in One Hand

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

Legato

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

Repeated Single Notes

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

A type of articulation indicating to the player that a given note should be held for its full value or slightly more.

Tenuto

E 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

Humorous

Editions Musica Ferrum

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