Also sprach Zarathustra by Dennis Alexander, Martha Mier, Richard Strauss

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 4ths

Intervals

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

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Blocked 5ths

Intervals

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

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Blocked 6ths

Intervals

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 6th 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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C Major Five Finger Scale

Scales and Hand Positions

A simple scale that contains the first five notes of the C Major scale.

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Fermatas

Rhythm

Indications placed above or below notes instructing the player to hold those notes longer than their original notated length.

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Fortissimo

Expression

An indication instructing the player to play very loudly; louder than forte.

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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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Ledger Lines

Notes and Notation

Additional lines added above or below the staff in order to place very high or very low notes that wouldn't normally fit on the staff.

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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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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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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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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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Ties

Rhythm

Symbols indicating that two notes are to be played as one with the value equal to their sum.

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Whole Notes

Rhythm

Notes whose lengths are four beats.

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Also sprach Zarathustra

Dennis Alexander
Martha Mier
Richard Strauss

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Elements

Accents

Accidentals

Blocked 3rds

Blocked 4ths

Blocked 5ths

Blocked 6ths

Blocked Chords

C Major Five Finger Scale

Fermatas

Fortissimo

Half Notes

Ledger Lines

Quarter Notes

Shifting Hand Positions

Staccato

Sustain Pedal

Ties

Whole Notes

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