Unit 3 Flashcards
Sharp
Symbol = #, raises a pitch/ note by one key to RIGHT
Primary chords of G major
G, D7, C & chord symbols
G-GBD
(G symbol)
D7-F#CD
(D7 Symbol)
C- GCE
(C Symbol)
Block chords
Chords where each note is played simultaneously at the same time
Broken chords
Chords where each note is played individually
Damper pedal
Pedal on the right, allows notes to echo where keys are hit.
Crescendo
Gradually get louder
Diminuendo
Dim, gradually die away
Decrescendo
Gradually get softer
Fermata
Hold the note for longer this its written
Eighth notes
rhythm worth ½ of one beat.
D. C. al Fine
Do capo all fine’, from the head, to the end, go back to the beginning and play until the fine symbol.
Dotted Quarter Notes
Adds half a beat
Charles Hanon
Famous concert pianist and piano teacher, invented a series of exercise designed to strengthen, specifically, the pin