Cool Beans! Vol. 2

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

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

Accents

Sharps, flats and naturals that do not appear in a key signature.

Accidentals

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 5th of any quality.

Blocked 5ths

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 6th of any quality.

Blocked 6ths

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

Forte

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

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

Repeated Single Notes

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

Two Note Slurs

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

Editions Musica Ferrum

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