A Rainbow Is a Smile (Turned Upside Down) by Nancy Faber

Five Finger Scales

Scales and Hand Positions

Simple five-note scales whose notes fit within a comfortable hand shape; applied when more than one such scale appears in a piece.

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Half Notes

Rhythm

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

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Hands Separate

Hand and Finger Techniques

A technique that involves only one hand playing at a time throughout most or all of a piece.

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Mezzo Forte

Expression

A simple melody line shared by both the right hand and the left hand.

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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 3rds

Intervals

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand, and where both notes move up or down in parallel motion.

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Quarter Notes

Rhythm

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

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Ritardando

Meter

An Italian term meaning "delaying"; an indication instructing the player to decrease speed, often gradually.

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Shifting Hand Positions

Hand and Finger Techniques

A technique that requires the player to pick up and move their hand to a new position; usually from a five finger scale to another.

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Sustain 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.

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Whole Notes

Rhythm

Notes whose lengths are four beats.

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A Rainbow Is a Smile (Turned Upside Down)

Nancy Faber

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Elements

Five Finger Scales

Half Notes

Hands Separate

Mezzo Forte

Octave Higher or Octave Lower

Parallel 3rds

Quarter Notes

Ritardando

Shifting Hand Positions

Sustain Pedal

Whole Notes

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