One Moment in Time by Dennis Alexander and Martha Mier

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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A Tempo

Meter

An Italian term meaning "in time"; an indication instructing the player to return to the original tempo after a deviation.

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Accidentals

Intervals

Sharps, flats and naturals that do not appear in a key signature.

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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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D Major Five Finger Scale

Scales and Hand Positions

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

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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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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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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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Syncopation

Rhythm

Temporary displacement of established meter by the stressing of a weak beat.

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One Moment in Time

Dennis Alexander
Martha Mier

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Elements

8th Notes

A Tempo

Accidentals

Blocked Intervals Accompaniment

Broken Chords

D Major Five Finger Scale

Ledger Lines

Melodic Octaves

Ritardando

Shifting Hand Positions

Sustain Pedal

Syncopation

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