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WorksheetsHistory of and Playing the Piano
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
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
A kind of piano that became popular around 1900 and played itself. What was it called?
Player Piano
Self Service Piano
Forte Piano
Playless Piano
When you play the piano, what should your posture be?
Lying down
Sitting up straight
Relaxing and sitting whatever is comfortable
Sitting with feet under you
How many total keys are there on the piano?
24
38
88
100
The black keys on a piano are :
What you play to play softly
Flats and sharps for whatever key you are playing in
Just for decoration
The Treble and Bass Clefs
The key names we played on the piano for our songs in class were:
A, B, C, D, E, F and G
F, A, C, E
E, G, B, D, F
G, B, D ,F, A
What would one need to remember to learn to play the piano?
Names of notes
Name of lines and space
Location of notes on the piano
All of these
The sound is made in a piano by:
A computer chip
A MiDi chip
Hammers striking strings
Playing sticks to strike strings
A piano would be a member of what family?
Brass and Winds
Strings and Brass
Winds and Percussion
Strings and Percussion
Identify this note:
Middle C
Middle E
Middle F
Middle F
Identify this note:
E
A
C
G
