Hands Together by Christine H. Barden, E. L. Lancaster, Gayle Kowalchyk

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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Dotted Half Notes

Rhythm

Half notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three quarter notes.

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Elementary Single Note Accompaniment

Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern where only one note is played at a time, usually within a single five finger scale and with simple rhythms.

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Hands Together

Hand and Finger Techniques

Both hands playing at the same time in either Primary or Early Elementary level works.

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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 2nds

Intervals

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 2nd of any quality.

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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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Quarter Rests

Rhythm

Silence that equals the length of one quarter note.

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Repeated Single Notes

Intervals

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

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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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Steps

Intervals

Simple intervals that introduce students to 2nds and use two adjacent white keys.

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Hands Together

Christine H. Barden
E. L. Lancaster
Gayle Kowalchyk

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Elements

C Major Five Finger Scale

Dotted Half Notes

Elementary Single Note Accompaniment

Hands Together

Legato

Melodic 2nds

Quarter Notes

Quarter Rests

Repeated Single Notes

Staccato

Steps

Details