Alfred’s Basic Piano Library Piano Willard A. Palmer + Morton Manus « Amanda Vick Lethco ‘Alfred (JAlfred’s Basic Piano Library Piano Lesson Book Level 1B Correlated materials to bo used with Lessor Book, Lovel 1B: Tite Stanton page COMPACT DISC 18 (recordings ofthe Lesson, Rotel & Fun Books) COMPOSITION BOOK 18 DUET 200K 18 [DUET COMPACT DISC (er Over Books 18, 24 3) EAR TRAINING BOOK 18 ENSEMELE 800K 18 . FLASH CARDS, Level 18 4.18. 2 FUNSOLO BOOK IB... . GRADUATION BOOK 18... ceccneetnee™™ HYMN BOOK 18, i 6 MERRY CHRISTMAS! Lovel 18 : MERAY CHRISTMAS! Engomble 8006 12. NOTESPELLER 800K 1B. RECITAL BOOK 1B... SECOND PIANO PARTS (ot seleces! ploees rom Lesson Books 18.42)... 7 “Teachers deration ‘SIGHT READING 18, . 4 SIGHT READING UNLIMITED 1B 6... ..cssssccseed TECHNIC BOOK 1B. eons THEORY BOOK 1B 2 THEORY THROUGH THE YEAR 1B, 3 ‘TOP HITS! Sole Bock 18 ‘TOP HITS! Ghretmae Book 18. TOP HITS! Duet Book 78 SHEET MUSIC SOLOS ‘nile Gravy... Boogie Wooge Bard Lite Bi Last. My Diet . My Race in Space... Ok! Time Tain Bide ‘Simoence Song. ‘Square Danco Tune ‘The Thing That Has No Nar "Mar be Used uron somo Lesson Book 1B, before the student begs Lesson Bock 2, [AGeneral MII ink |] 20680) and a Compact Dien’, (14549) are avalable, which include {1 lane recoeeing a beek.ground accompaniment. ‘Theory Games Soitnare coitating io Levels 14-5 avalabe fr Macktosh and IBMVWindows-compae compuiers Willard A. Palmer + Morton Manus « Amanda Vick Lethco Third Edition ‘Copyright © MCMC Aled Nule ‘Alright reserved. Produces in USA ISBN-10:0-8828¢-7809 |SBN-13:978-0.58264-700-4 |matatene by David Sivernan Pane by Chay! Hneiga)2 Review Treble or G 6 \ THE GRAND STAFF Measure Measure | Measure TIME SIGNATURE | DYNAMIC SIGNS Ag. means 4 beats to each measure pe ea oa rar Af aquarter note a gets one beat. mf (mezzo forte) = moderately loud NOTE VALUES REST VALUES 2 = quarter rest Count 4 QUARTER NOTE Count “1” wm = HALF REST | Count “1 - 2" d HALF NOTE Count “1-2” = = WHOLE REST Count “1-2-3-4" | (or rest fora whole measure) WHOLE NOTE Count *1 -2-3-4" You are now ready to begin THEORY BOOK, Level 18.C Position Review Step Right Up! 1. Clap (or tap) & count. - 2. Play & count. 3. Play & sing the words. Follow these steps for each piece in this book! Moderately slow 1 mf 1.Stop right upto Then step tot md- da ¢ | 2c DE F 7 GFE eg © bass cel 6, Then step left to aoa G @ oF ED 5 The DOL REPEAT FACH4 Review—Melodic Intervals Distances between tones are measured in INTERVALS, called 2nds, rds, 4ths, Sths, etc. Notes played SEPARATELY make a MELODY. We call the intervals between these notes MELODIC INTERVALS. Play these MELODIG INTERVALS. Listen to the sound of each interval. The Carousel Name alll the MELODIC INTERVALS in this piece before you play it Brightly 1 Aaa ra. ae Le 1 fide pon- tes | ver- y wellHail to Thee, America! SLUR means play LEGATO } (smooiniy eonnectes Majestically 1 Mfr var wo vee, & =| meri - car — |Prow-ty we are 2nd to theo, A *| mar~ i> cat | Hear our Voi 65 react 3 SLURS often divide the music into phrases (musical thoughts). | P @iane) = sof Sf (forte) = loud Brother John Moderately fast 1 3 2 P ‘vo you stoop-ing? | Are you sloop-ing? | sroth- er Johnt | Broth er_John! e Tine ta Basten! | Trn_tr ttt [tee came di |rthn com o 1 1 You are now ready to begin TECHNIC BOOK, Level 18.6 Review—Harmonic Intervals Notes played TOGETHER make HARMONY. We call the intervals between these notes HARMONIC INTERVALS. Play these HARMONIC INTERVALS. Listen carefully to the sound of each interval. Good Sounds Moderately fast inf 89°- onde, de and | athe Sounds that al- ways | please! \ e | Mf Sec -onds, rds and | Aths and Shs ‘You are now ready to begin RECITAL BOOK, Level 1B.TIME SIGNATURE (Review) means 3 beats to each measure. de = DOTTED HALF NOTE Ay 2 quarter NOTE | gets one beat. Count“ - 2-3" The Cuckoo First play the left hand alone, Z = naming each HARMONIC INTERVAL. ‘ Happily 5 \e +. uc “Spring time, Spring - time ‘You are now ready to begin EAR TRAINING BOOK, Level 18,8 Reviewing the SHARP SIGN means play the next key to the right, 4 ‘The SHARP SIGN before a note whether BLACK or WHITE. When a SHARP SIGN appears betore a note, It applies to that note for the rest of the measure. Money Can’t Buy Ev’rything! March time 5 \¢ FF ston | sey cant buy | ev - ty- thing! Mon = ey cant make bring sue- cess; Mon - ey cant buy | hap - pi- ross! \6 Mon - ey does - n't mike you sot; Toney cant ve | al tat eeSTACCATO (Review) STACCATO is the opposite of LEGATO. It means SEPARATED or DETACHED. To play STACCATO, release the key instantly STACCATO is indicated bya DOT over f° orunder @ the noie, Ping-Pong Brightly on . °—* F wih my Dad and | some-tines let him | wint 4 (Oops!) bball too hard 1 | fetch it back a -| gain)10 INCOMPLETE MEASURE Some pieces begin with an INCOMPLETE MEASURE. The tirst measure in this piece has only 1 count. The 3 missing counts are found in the last measure. When you repeat the whole piece, you will have one whole measure of 4 counts ‘when you play the last measure plus the first measure. Grandpa’s Clock Moderately fast eit i : 1. Thor's 3K, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock 3° Za * mf rot a olock in our whole block — that hour it dings and dongs and rings. Wt stands as tall as Grand-pa's clock! Out in the hall it has a pen- du - lum that swings, And ‘inge,"Tiek, tock! Tick, tock! Tick, tock!” stands and sings,"Tick, tock! Tick, tock!When the Saints Go Marching In March time 1 | SF Oh, when the | Saints Oh, when the | Saints 90 When the | Saints go12 th, — FH ven ARATYNTARREART UGE TTT PH12 345 \e We as 2h Play and say the note names. G’s in the “BAG” \3 he |: Moderately fast He you know your 8, And you know your aG A AOR OA mf s 1 \eF po = a= tn, | yeu oan or e not in to |B 6&8 ao | BS ot pe | aREVIEW: Dynamic Signs ——— ee ee CRESCENDO (gradually louder) DIMINUENDO (gradually softer) Join the Fun Moderately fast 5 |e Mf ey - "ry - one join the {unt Laugh and sing your Come ard play, Wwe go swim-ming | in the sound, Thats where laugh- ters Come with me! Well have lots14 This is an ACCENT SIGN. > When there is an ACCENT SIGN over or under a note, play that note LOUDER, Oom-Pa-pa! Moderately fast 5 © mf: Papa bought a | hom for me to pay 2.Whenthe bass be gins to boom, Eve ty ‘with tis hom, he | told my ma, [Holl play com for | hie Like a baboneess | its ma - ma, Ev- "ty oom needs | is (gS 2 Fr O0" pas 90m Fa, | oom pa = pal om - pa, oom pa | oom - pa - pal > = Fo > > > “Hell play com for | his pa - pal Oompa, oom-pa, | oom-pa - pal Ev- ‘ty oom needs | its pa - pal = = Bees 3232 Suggestion: After playing the entire piece twice, repeat the last two lines again, playing the LH one octave lower!* 15. Reviewing the FLAT SIGN ‘ =~ play the next key io the LEFT, | The FLAT SIGN before a note means whether BLACK or WHITE. When a FLAT SIGN appears before a note, it applies to that note for the rest of the measure. The Clown I j Moderately fast eg Sea the fin — ny, anf Te falls downt You will nev - ar Fine AL ~ ways steal tne D.C. al Fine D.C. al Fine (Da Capo al Fine) means repeat from the beginning and play to the end (Fine).16 — 1th —— Fy — Reading in Middle C Position HI IIL TT] TTI | AH 2 3 4 2 ws 4327 Both thumbs on MIDDLE C! Thumbs on C! Moderately slow 1. Left handthumb on | md- deo! ‘Just thres new roves 2F GA B Go G cB A A ‘Right hand thumb on | mid - dia Cl Same notes as po - 6 FE D Git Cpe oD 517 Tempo Marks ‘TEMPO is an Italian word. It means “RATE OF SPEED.” Words indicating how fast or slow to play are called TEMPO MARKS. Here are some of the most important tempo marks: ALLEGRO = Quickly, happily. MODERATO = Moderately. ANDANTE = Moving along. The word actually means ‘walking.” ADAGIO = Slowly. Waltz Time MIDDLE € POSITION Bring out the LH melody. Moderato 5 3 lnc Pp os af = Suggestion: Repeat with both hands one octave higher.18 Allegro moderato (moderately fast) ead King Won-cos = ls Joo ou On tho feast of | Sto = pron ? z 7 i Wmen te snow lay round - a bout, Deop and crisp and © - ven. Bright- ly shone the moon that right’ Though the frost was cru - al, When a poorman came in sight, Gathering win- ter fu : a (eS IE19 The Rainbow lon Hold the note under the FERMATA longer than its value This sign is called a FERMATA. Andante (moving along) There's red, or - ange, ye! - Jow, and green, © and bg, And in = dl = 99, wos 0 = let, vs fy hue, and Adagio (slowly) where can you find ok pot of pure = gok?” AL the ond ofthe rain - bow, or so tvo boon tolat = ‘Remember the name “Roy 6. Biv’ and you will always know the colors of the rainbow in the orcer in which they appear.Good Morning to You! Allegro (quickly, happily) nf 4 Good mom ng to you! Good mom = ing to you! Good mom - ing, Dear fama)a Eighth Notes pos Eighth notes Two eighth notes are played in the time are usually played of one quarter note. in pairs. When a piece contains eighth notes, COUNT: “one-and” count: “one-andt” or “quar-ter” for each quarter note: or; “two-8ths" count: “one-and” or “two-8ths” for each pair of eighth notes. Clap (or tap) these notes, counting aloud, gsi tll 0, Happy Birthday to You! HAPPY BIRTHDAY |s exactly the same as GOOD MORNING TO YOU, except for the EIGHTH NOTES! Allegro 5 mf Hap py Bith day to you! Hap = py Bin - dey to yout Hap - py Birth - day, Doar Hap py Bith = day te you! Copyright ©1985 by Suny Bichard Compary. Copyright renewed 1962. Al rshtseserred. Used by pernissen,22 ANEW TIME SIGNATURE means 2 beats to each measure. a quarter note gets one beat. Clap (or tap) the following rhythm, Clap ONCE for each note, counting aloud. Yankee Doodle A WHOLE REST is used to indicate a whole measure of silence in % time. Allegro moderato fl Yan - kee Doo - dle went to town, Rid - ing on a po - ny, He stuck a feath = er in his hat and callad it mace a +m il DUET PART: (Stucont plays 1 octave higher.) ey23 ritardando meas GRADUALLY SLOWING THE TEMPO. Itis often abbreviated ritard. or rit, — ‘The words a fempo moan RESUME THE ( The Windmill este Andante ‘Aleways turning, Always tum-ing! ‘Aleweys face the wind! 3 Always spinning, Albways spin-ningl How we love to see you spin! When tho wind is blowing, ang ev-on whan its slow Ing. & Koop on spin -ning, —keag_on tum - ing! How we love to see you spin! Suggestion: For recital performance, repeat THE WINDMILL. playing both hands ‘one octave higher; then play the last line AGAIN, very siowly and softly24 Indians G POSITION Moderato ‘nyf 1» Cher- 0 - Koo, Chicka-caw, | chat ta -wa, Chip-pe-wa, | to0, | 2. Kick-a- poo, Ki-o-wa, | Ot-ta-wa, 1-o-wa, | Sioux" © ][ Fin - an na-tore, | nore be- tore The | areat Chrito-pher Co -| ium -bus eame! ‘And there were man-y,' | man-y more, See | how man-y na-tions | you can name! a i os a Note: Siouxis pronounced “Soo.” It rhymes with "too." The double dots inside the double bars indicate that everything between the double bars must be REPEATED25 G Position with LH an Octave Higher i Ak a In this NEW G POSITION, the LEFT HAND a plays ONE OCTAVE HIGHER than before. bi The RIGHT HAND remains in the same position Bc| he ot ‘There is only ONE new LH note to learn. | RHI 23 45 New Position G ope 20 Geo what tun, pay- ing up a AB BA OB pe 1 G, the mu-sic sounds so good in new po si - tion a @opoo B 8 @ G D Cc B A a26 The Damper Pedal The RIGHT PEDAL is called the DAMPER PEDAL. When you hold the damper pedal down, any tone you sound continues after you release the key, The RIGHT FOOT is used on the damper pedal, Always keep your heel on the floor, use your ankle like a hinge. This sign shows when the damper pedal is to be used: L_____.____J Pedal Play This easy PEDAL STUDY will show you how the damper pedal causes the tones to continue to sound, EVEN AFTER YOUR HANDS HAVE RELEASED THE KEYS. Press the pedal down as you play each group of notes. Hold it down through the rests. Play VERY SLOWLY and LISTEN. Adagar Harp Song Moderately slow ansp / (sire wf 20 00 p) 5 VERY IMPORTANT! Also play HARP SONG in the following ways: 1. Play the ard ang 4th measures of each line one octave higher than written. 2. Play the 1st and 2nd measures of each line one octave lower than written 3. Any combination of the above two ways.‘The sign 8a placed over the notes means 8V play the notes one octave (8 noles) higher than writen. Concert Time Allegro moderato Both hands 8a" Fine 7 ands” is added D.C. al Fine29 Music Box Rock Allegro He's a it - te thing they call the = Mu sic Bor Rock, 5 mf’ legato Mu - sie Box Rock, Mu - sic Box Rook! Wind a it’ - te spring and it = 4 run like a ‘look: last time ritardando to| end30 A Cowboy’s Song Lazily MBs.on mmo pral- teat Zot ho daw sem io A special WESTERN EFFECT may be produced by playing the pairs of eighth notes a bit unevenly, in a “titing” style:at \e On my po- ny | ‘As thoy guido me oa + e | Ov = er- head, stars are ‘We will show you the rm a long way trom We wont let you go Suggestion: Play A COWBOY’S SONG also with LH 87 lower, in the old G position.| ‘When eighth notes appear d Pe 6 This is an EIGHTH REST: 4 singly, they look like this: It means REST FOR THE VALUE | Single eighth notes are often d ¥ OF AN EIGHTH NOTE. used with eighth rests, COUNT: ‘one - and? J OF two = hs” Clap (or tap) the following rhythm: The Magic Man 1, Who can pull a rab- bit out of Mysteriously 2. Who can van-en an y thing and 4 ufan- y-bod-ye hat? fing it in your ear? On, the Mag-le Man can, Mag lo Man cant Who can wave a wend and change a mouse in- to @ cat? E- ven take an @- @- phantand make it dis-ap-pear? Oh, the mar-vel-ous, _mag-i- cal — myo-ti-cal — Mag-ie Man can!34 MIDDLE D POSITION 1H eH T T aa 4 \€ | Ws 4324 BOTH THUMBS ON MIDDLE D LH same as new G Position The Greatest Show on Earth! March tempo AnNm St F come to me Grom = est Stow onan wre 1 ot ‘un! Ws ful of mint Come see te clowns and tum = blers 00; See what ourmu ~~ 6io tarts to play, Youll say “Hoo - ray! ts Gir-cus Day" ‘And you will shout for al youre wort, “Come to the Great - ost show on anh”36 Measuring Half Steps AHALF STEP is the distance from any key to the very next key up or down, black or white, with NO KEY BETWEEN. The SHARP sign {raises a note a half step. The FLAT sign > lowers a note a half step. Each black key may be named 2 ways, as shown here: ‘The NATURAL sign {is used to CANCEL a sharp or flat. Anote after a natural is ALWAYS a WHITE KEY! Middle D D H “Half Step” Hi Position 8 mui 2a \s = tha gat BOTH THUMBS ON MIDDLE D! Play & count: 1 234 eeThe Whirlwind MIDDLE D “HALF STEP” POSITION This piece consists entirely of half steps, except for the last two measures. Allegro moderato 1 ee ee, fh TWhisi-ling, whirling, twisting, turing, Soar-Ing, swil-ing, chasing, chum ing, 2. Whip-ping, whisk-ing, curving, curl= ing, it~ ting, frisk~ ing. hum-ming, hur ~ ing T 2 3 4 ‘Smit ly swerv-ing, cre «ling, send- ing Leaves in. ve = ly spl rals_ spin ning. Puls of fut and down of this-lies, How it huis and howls and whis - tes! $$$ —.?d— 3 ~ Diz-zi- ly it winds and chas-es Ev - ‘ty-thing finds: and rac - es, Whit = ing, twitl = ing, suid = ing cut of sight!38 Measuring Whole Steps A WHOLE STEP is equal to 2 HALF STEPS with ONE KEY BETWEEN. Middle D “Whole Step” Position tas 4 3 24 BOTH THUMBS on MIDDLE D! ‘When a SHARP ot FLAT appears before a note, it applies to that note each time itis used in the rest of the measure, unless it is cancelled by a natural. A SHARP or FLAT continues when a note is tied to the following measure. It is not necessary to re-write the sharp or flat before the second of the two tied notes. Play & count: ae a \% nfThe Planets MIDDLE D “WHOLE STEP” POSITION Plan = ets that trav =e! Yound one ofthe stars, Nep- tune and Plu_- to, the fat_- thest_from view! Can you name Yes, you can40 Tetrachords A TETRACHORD is a series of FOUR NOTES having a pattern of WHOLE STEP, WHOLE STEP, HALF STEP SS ‘The notes of a tetrachord Zz must be in alphabetical order! They must also have this pattern! Play the following tetrachords, LH tetrachords are fingered 5 4 3 2. RH tetrachords aro fingored 2 3 4 5. TETRACHORDS: : Ati 2 4 5 SS = ins ly 4 2 Ff OOS SS WHOLE WHOLE HALF WHOLE WHOLE HALF sees “ Re 3, 4 5 = = + = oa - tHe 4 3 2 D TETRACHORDS: pH s i &. I # a zs S u's 4 3 2 Se RA WHOLE WHOLE HALF WHOLE WHOLE — HALa The Major Scale The MAJOR SCALE is made of TWO TETRACHORDS joined by a WHOLE STEP. THE © MAJOR SCALE KEY.NOTE ‘OLE KEY-NOTE There is NO # or b ‘inthe C MAJOR SCALE, o “1st TETRACHORD~ 2nd TETRACHORD Each scale begins and ends on a note of the same name as the scale, called the KEY-NOTE. C Major Scale Piece . Both 5's play the KEY-NOTE, C! a2 3, 4 5 4 3 2 ue 4 3 2 tH2 3 4 c 41. Play whole, whole, hall, Play whole, whole, half. Then come down the very same way! 2, Watch the “half steps! Watch the half steos! Tet - ra-chords are eas-y to play! THE G MAJOR SCALE vaiour hema \ ist TeTRACHORDS —_|_ Cand TETRACHORD~) There is ONE # (FB) | in the @ MAJOR SCAL Kev NOTE G Major Scale Piece Both 9's play the KEY-NOTE, G! Moderato 4. Play whole, whole, hai. | Play whole, whole, halt. | Then come down the | ver-y same way! 2, Watch the half steps! | Watch the halt steps! | Tet ra-chordsare | eas-y to play!42 The Key of G Major ‘Apiece based on the G major scale is in the KEY OF G MAJOR. Since F is sharp in the G scale, every Fis sharp. Instead of placing a sharp before every F, the sharp is indicated at the beginning in the KEY SIGNATURE. Carol in G Major KEY OF G MAJOR, Key Signature: one sharp (FE) HAND POSITION: RH plays the upper tetrachord, LH plays the lower tetrachord. \ tid = ings | brought The Same Carol in C Major KEY OF C MAJOR HAND POSITION: RH plays the upper tetrachord, Key Sigrature: no, no LH plays the lower tetrachord. Moderato 5| nf wr fo43 A Piece with 2 LH Positions nee? a RH POSITION A CIDE G e12/5) 18 From the KEY SIGNATURE you will see that this piece is in the KEY OF G MAJOR—all F's must be SHARPED. ‘Watch for the F's in the LH part of the last line! French Lullaby Mederma a last time ritard. Ater repea rove LH 1 POS ‘Mor roneaing, GFOSITION) 1 D.C. al Fine44 A Piece with 2 RH Positions une pesmon = Boer = gre No. om =n am, ‘The piece begins in the KEY OF C MAJOR, changes to the KEY OF G MAJOR, then retums to C MAJOR. Be sure to make all the F's sharp in the Sth and 6th lines, Sonatina KEY OF C MAJOR, Key Signature: no, nob Allegro moderato 4 ee ‘A SONATINA is a short instrumental selection. It may have one, two, or three movements. If the first or only movement begins in the key of C major, the second part of the movement is usually in the key of G major. The movernent retums to the original key at the end.45 2nd time ritardando KEY OF G MAJOR Key Signature: 1 sharp (F#) Move RH to D.C. al FineWhen Our Band This piece is in the KEY OF C MAJOR. Although > there are no sharps or flats in the key signature, Goes Marching By! _ some sharps occur during the piece. Sharps or flats not in the key signature are called ACCIDENTALS. C POSITION March tempo 4. When cur band oes march - ing by, ails 2 band You want 1 hear £, Mu = sic plays and col - ors tt Its just grand tor eye and ear! Peo - ple throw thelr hats on high, When cur band goas. You will stand and proud - ly cheer, When our band goes 7 2. maron - ing by! La ta, la, la, tay la, at aren - ing byt \ S>>l>>seile | >>>l>>>>47 Review of Musical Terms Accent (=)....ceesecesec1s ++ Placed over or under a note that gets special emphasis. Play the note louder. Accidental... ...sccesecrse+s. 8 Shatp oF flat not given in the key signature Adagio ....... beeen Slowly Allegro ++ Quickly, happily Andante . 3 moving along (at walking speed). A tempo “resume orginal speed. Crescendo (———_)...... . gtagually louder. Da Capo al Fine (D.C. al Fine)... . repeat from the beginning and play ‘o the Fine (end). Diminuendo (——————).....- gradually ster Dynamic signs ....... .. . Signs showing how loud or soft to play. Fermata (=) | indicates that a note should be held longer than its true value. Fine ws ... the end, First ending (\ i) . the measures under the bracket are played the ist time only. Flat sign (5) .................++,Owers a note one half step. Play the next key tothe left. Forte (/) loud. Halt stop... the distance from one key tothe very next one, with no key between Harmonic interval... ++. the knterval between two tones sounded together. Incomplete measure fa measure atthe beginning ofa niece with fewer counts than shown in the time signatures. The missing counts are found in the last measure, Interval... 20600. s2ss0s+++. the difference in pitch (highness of lowness) between two tones. Koy signature .........2.2ess0++. the number of sharps or flats in any key—writtsn at the beginning of each tine. Legato... ...ses6sseseeesse++++ Smoothly connected. Usually indicated by a slur over or under the notes, Mejor scale. a series of 8 notes made cf two teltachords joined by a whole step. Molodic intorval ...... «tho intorval botwoon two tonas sounded soparatoly. Mezzo forte (/') .. 0. .2..+..+.. moderately loud, Moderato... + moderately. Natural sigh (3)... 2.21¢e+e+++ + Ganeals a sharp or flat, Octave sign (8.2) when placed OVER notes, means play them one octave higher than written. Pedal mark (. + press the damper pedal, hold i, and release Plano (,") soft Repeat signs. ==... repeat from the beginning. SI .... repeat the measures between the double bars. Ritardando (abbreviated ritard, ..... . gradually slowing. or it) ‘Second ending (>)... the measures under the bracket are played the 2nd tine only. Sharp sign (2) «.2..ss.es.0+++++f@ises a note one half step. Play the next key tothe right StCCAIO see eeeve sees « Soparated or detached. Usually Indicated by @ dot over or under the note. Tempo sos sessese+ Tate of speed. Tetrachord oo... cs e+... four notes in alphabetical order, having the pattem of WHOLE STEP, WHOLE STEP, HALF STEP. Time signatures (4) ‘numbers found at the beginning ofa piece of section of a piece. The top number shows the number of beats in each measure The bottom number shows the kind of noie that gets one beat, Whole step . - two half steps. The distance between two keys with one key between.qeg3 Aynsa2 0} §) AMT