1st and 2nd Endings
Symbols that indicate different measures to play during repeated sections.
8th Notes
Notes whose lengths are equal to one-eighth the value of a whole note or half the value of a quarter note.
Broken 5ths Accompaniment
A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses broken 5th intervals with simple or slow-moving rhythms.
Half Notes
Notes whose lengths are equal to one half the value of a whole note.
Legato
A type of articulation indicating the player to play smoothly and seamlessly, with the notes slightly overlapped.
Quarter Notes
Notes whose lengths are equal to one-fourth the value of a whole note.
Simple Two Voices in One Hand
A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time; usually briefly and with simple rhythms.
Sustain Pedal
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.
Ties
Symbols indicating that two notes are to be played as one with the value equal to their sum.
- Hands Separate Practice
- Play Similar Passages Together
- Play Small Segments
- Slow Practice