The Blue Notebooks
Max Richter
Sheet Music
(Individual)
Included in:
Era
Difficulty Level
Moods
Styles
16th Notes
Rhythm
Notes whose lengths are equal to one-sixteenth the value of a whole note or one quarter of a quarter note.
SearchBlocked 2nds
Intervals
Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 2nd of any quality.
SearchBlocked Chord Accompaniment
Accompaniment Patterns
A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses root-position major and minor triads with simple or slow-moving rhythms.
SearchExtended Hand Positions
Hand and Finger Techniques
Hand positions that require stretching beyond a five finger scale; usually to play intervals that are 6ths or greater.
SearchFermatas
Rhythm
Indications placed above or below notes instructing the player to hold those notes longer than their original notated length.
SearchIntermediate Two Voices in One Hand
Texture
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.
SearchPianissimo
Expression
An indication instructing the player to play very softly; softer than piano.
SearchSustain Pedal
Expression
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.
SearchTies
Rhythm
Symbols indicating that two notes are to be played as one with the value equal to their sum.
SearchTwo Note Slurs
Expression
Two notes connected together smoothly where the second note is played softer and lighter.
SearchTitle
The Blue Notebooks
Composer
Publisher
Collection
Year
2004
Instrumentation
Solo Piano
Key Signature
Time Signature
# of Measures
20
Student Type
Teaching Tips
Hands Separate Practice,
Play Only the Bottom Note of the Accompaniment Pattern,
Tap and Count,
Count Out Loud While Playing,
Practice Pedaling,
Play Without Pedal