Hot Air Balloon by Dennis Alexander and Martha Mier

Blocked Intervals Accompaniment

Accompaniment Patterns

An accompaniment that uses a variety of blocked intervals with a relatively equal rate of occurrence.

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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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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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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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Forte

Expression

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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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 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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Piano

Expression

An indication instructing the player to play softly.

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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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Sharp

Notes and Notation

A sign placed in front of a note that raises its pitch by a half step.

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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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Hot Air Balloon

Dennis Alexander
Martha Mier

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Elements

Blocked Intervals Accompaniment

Dotted Half Notes

Fermatas

Five Finger Scales

Forte

Half Notes

Hands Together

Legato

Piano

Quarter Notes

Sharp

Ties

Details