Watercolors by Dennis Alexander and Martha Mier

8th Note Broken Chord Accompaniment

Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern that uses a persistent 8th note rhythm with broken chords, in varying note configurations.

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8th Note Broken Chord Inversions

Chords

A series of inverted broken chords that are not part of an accompaniment pattern and use predominantly 8th note rhythms.

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Broken Root-5th-Octave Accompaniment

Accompaniment Patterns

An accompaniment pattern that mainly uses the root, 5th, and octave, in varying order, and usually with steady rhythms.

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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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Dotted Quarter Rest

Notes and Notation

Quarter rests whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three 8th notes, or one and a half beats.

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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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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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Hand Crossing

Hand and Finger Techniques

A technique that involves one hand crossing over or under the other.

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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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Legato

Expression

A type of articulation indicating the player to play smoothly and seamlessly, with the notes slightly overlapped.

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Octave Higher or Octave Lower

Notes and Notation

Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes either an octave higher or lower than notated.

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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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Dennis Alexander
Martha Mier

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8th Note Broken Chord Accompaniment

8th Note Broken Chord Inversions

Broken Root-5th-Octave Accompaniment

Dotted Quarter Notes

Dotted Quarter Rest

Extended Hand Positions

Fermatas

Hand Crossing

Ledger Lines

Legato

Octave Higher or Octave Lower

Ritardando

Shifting Hand Positions

Sustain Pedal

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