A Haunted House by Edna Mae Burnam - Piano Music Database

A Minor Five Finger Scale

Scales and Hand Positions

A simple scale that contains the first five notes of the A Minor scale.

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Accents

Expression

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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Accidentals

Intervals

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

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Blocked 3rds

Intervals

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 3rd of any quality.

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Blocked Chords

Chords

Chord tones played together that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

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Crossing Over Thumb

Hand and Finger Techniques

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.

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Crossing Thumb Under

Hand and Finger Techniques

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

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Legato

Expression

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

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Melodic 4ths

Intervals

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 4th of any quality.

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Octave Higher or Octave Lower

Notes and Notation

Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes either an octave higher or lower than notated.

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Parallel Motion

Texture

A type texture that occurs when the contour, distance, and speed of the notes in one hand matches that of the other hand as they play together.

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Staccato

Expression

A type of articulation indicating the player to play short and light; notes not held for their full value.

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A Haunted House

Edna Mae Burnam

Elements

A Minor Five Finger Scale

Accents

Accidentals

Blocked 3rds

Blocked Chords

Crossing Over Thumb

Crossing Thumb Under

Legato

Melodic 4ths

Octave Higher or Octave Lower

Parallel Motion

Staccato

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