Keyboard Unit 3 Flashcards
Block chords
Are chords were each note is played at the same time
Broken chords
Chords were each note is played individually
Damper pedal
Pedal on the right, allows notes to echo when keys are hit
Crescendo
Gradually get louder
Diminuendo
Gradually die away
The Decrescendo
Gradually get softer
Fermata Hold the note for longer than its written value.
Hold the note for longer than its written value.
Eighth notes
Rhythm worth ½ of one beat.
D. C. al Fine
“Da capo al fine” from the head, to the end.” go back to the beginning and play until the “fine” Symbol.
Dotted Quarter Notes
Quarter followed by a dot rhythm worth 1,½ beats (usually followed by a single eighth note)
Charles Hanon Famous pianist and piano teacher, invented a series of exercises (etudes) designed to strengthen the finger, specifically the pink (Weakest finger on each hand.)
Famous pianist and piano teacher invented a series of exercises (etudes) designed to strengthen the finger, specifically the pink (Weakest finger on each hand.)