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Piano Unit 1 Terms and Symbols

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following means "moderately loud"?

a)
b)
c)
2.

Which of the following means "soft"?

a)
b)
c)
3.

What is another name for the Treble Clef?

a)

F clef

b)

D clef

c)

C clef

d)

G clef

4.

What line is the note G in the treble clef?

a)

Line 1

b)

Line 2

c)

Line 3

d)

Line 5

5.

What do you use to place notes higher or lower than the staff?

a)

Ledger lines

b)

A ladder

c)

Time signature

d)

Treble Clef

6.

The top number of a time signature indicates what?

a)

How many beats are in each measure

b)

How many notes are in each measure

c)

What type of note gets the beat

d)

How long the song will last

7.

What is the equivalent time signature for this symbol?

a)

4/4

b)

3/4

c)

2/4

d)

4/2

8.

What is the curved line shown here called?

a)

Staccato

b)

Slur

c)

Crescendo

d)

Forte

9.

What does "articulation" refer to?

a)

The manner in which notes are connected or separated

b)

The length of a quarter note in 4/4 time

c)

How loud or how soft a note is played

d)

How fast or how slow the tempo is

10.

What is a "phrase"?

a)

A musical thought or sentence

b)

A group of notes in one measure

c)

A group of white keys on the piano

d)

A line used to extend the range of the staff

11.

What is the definition of "staccato"?

a)

Play notes short and detached

b)

Play notes smoothly connected

c)

Play notes loudly

d)

Play low notes only

12.

What type of articulation does a slur indicate?

a)

legato - smoothly connected

b)

forte - loud

c)

non legato - slightly detached

d)

staccato - short and detached

13.

What does "tempo" mean?

a)

the rate of speed

b)

the length of the note

c)

how notes are connected

d)

play louder

14.

What is the definition of "adagio"?

a)

quickly, happily

b)

moderately

c)

moving along ("walking")

d)

slowly

15.

Which tempo mark is defined as "moving along" or "walking"?

a)

Andante

b)

Moderato

c)

Allegro

d)

Adagio