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The physical motion of crossing fingers 2, 3, 4, or 5 over the thumb; used when playing scalar passages or outside of five finger scales.

Crossing Over Thumb

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

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand, and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion.

Parallel 3rds

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

Piano

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

Two notes connected together smoothly where the second note is played softer and lighter.

Two Note Slurs

E Minor

Students begin playing harmonies, moving around the keyboard, extending beyond five-finger positions, playing more expressively, and mastering broader technical skills needed for more complex music to come.

Late Elementary

Dreamy

Mysterious

Editions Musica Ferrum

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Piano Music Database