Morning Sunrise by Dennis Alexander, Martha Mier, Cornelius Gurlitt

8th Note Scale Passages

Scales and Hand Positions

Passages with constant step-wise motion and mainly 8th note rhythmic values.

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8th Notes

Rhythm

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-eighth the value of a whole note or half the value of a quarter note.

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8th Rests

Rhythm

Silence that equals the length of one 8th note.

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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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Broken Chords

Chords

Chord tones played one note at a time 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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Dotted Quarter Notes

Rhythm

Quarter notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three 8th notes.

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Extended Hand Positions

Hand and Finger Techniques

Hand positions that require stretching beyond a five finger scale; usually to play intervals that are 6ths or greater.

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Imitation

Texture

A type of texture where one hand plays a series of notes that are mimicked in the other hand.

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Major Scales

Scales and Hand Positions

Commonly used diatonic scales with the following sequence of intervals: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half.

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Melodic Octaves

Intervals

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

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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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Morning Sunrise

Cornelius Gurlitt
Dennis Alexander
Martha Mier

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Elements

8th Note Scale Passages

8th Notes

8th Rests

Blocked Intervals Accompaniment

Broken Chords

Crossing Over Thumb

Dotted Quarter Notes

Extended Hand Positions

Imitation

Major Scales

Melodic Octaves

Shifting Hand Positions

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