History of and Playing the Piano

What was the name of the instrument that influenced the modern day piano?

• Trumpet

• Dulcimer

• Drum

• Xylophone

What year was the piano created?

• 1400

• 1700

• 1900

• 2000

What was the name of the man who created the piano?

• Christopher Columbus

• Cristofori

• Chris Brown

• Guidpo

The first "keyboard" type instrument created before the piano was the

• Clavichord

• Pianoforte

• PIano

• Organ

The main difference between the harpsichord and the pianoforte is

• dynamics- pianoforte could play both loudly and softly

• strings- pianoforte did not use strings

• keys- one had black and white and the other had all beige

• way you play them - one is played with sticks, and the other is played with fingers on keys

What does the Italian music words Piano and Forte mean?

• Slow and fast

• Short and long

• Sad and happy

• Soft and loud

What determines how a piano plays loud and soft?

• How hard or soft you strike the keys

• Using the soft pedal or not using it

• Both the first two answers

• None of these answers

Who were the first piano "superstars"?

• Bach and Beethoven

• Mozart and Tschaikovsky

• Chopin and Liszt

• Wurtlitzer and Baldwin

The three pedals on a piano are used for

• Dampering (softening), Sostenuto and Sustaining (holding out all notes played)

• Soft, Medium and Loud

• There aren't three pedals on a piano

• Fast, slow and Walking pace

What decade began to produce commercially available portable synthesizer?

• 1940

• 1960

• 1930

• 1950