Cool Beans! Vol. 1

Ben Crosland

Symbols that indicate different measures to play during repeated sections.

1st and 2nd Endings

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

8th Notes

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses broken 5th intervals with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

Broken 5ths Accompaniment

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

Half Notes

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

Legato

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

Quarter Notes

A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time; usually briefly and with simple rhythms.

Simple Two Voices in One Hand

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

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

Ties

F Major

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

Relaxing

Editions Musica Ferrum

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Piano Music Database