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WorksheetsQuarter 3 Test Piano 1
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 58mins
Where was Clara Schumann born?
Leipzig, Germany
Frankfurt, Germany
Berlin, Germany
Munich, Germany
In what musical period did Clara Schumann write?
Romantic
Medieval
Classic
Baroque
Clara toured all over Europe performing many types of music.
True
False
Who did Clara marry?
Robert Schumann
Felix Mendelssohn
Johannes Brahms
Franz Liszt
After her husband's death, Clara kept composing and became even more famous.
True
False
Clara was a child prodigy on the piano. What is a prodigy?
A child who struggles to learn.
A child who is exceptionally talented at something.
A child who has no talent.
A child who is good at math only.
How many different notes make up a standard major triad chord?
1
2
3
4
Name this chord!
C major
E major
G major
Name this chord!
Dmajor
B major
G major
What is the chord being played on the piano above?
A major
F major
C major
F# major
What is the root note of this chord?
D
Db
Bb
F
What is a chord?
A piece of rope used to pull things.
Singing or playing two different notes separately
the distance between two notes
Singing or playing three or more different notes at the same time.
Name this chord!
A major
A minor
What note is missing to make this an E Major triad?
F#
F
G#
G
Who invented the piano?
Christopher Columbus
Bartolomeo Cristofori
Ludwig van Beethoven
Clara Schumann
Cristofori called his instrument "gravicembalo col piano e forte" which means a " harpsichord with _______ and ________".
violins & cellos
hammers & dampers
tenuto & legato
soft & loud
In which country was the piano invented?
Spain
Germany
Italy
France
When was the piano invented?
Around 1700
Around 1800
Around 1900
Around 1600
You can play loudly or softly on the Harpsichord
True
False
A little
Piano is an Italian music word and it means
Loud
Quiet
Music
Opera
Forte is an Italian music word and it means:
Loud
Quiet
Music
Opera
What musical element did the piano introduce that previous keyboard instruments did not have before?
A range of dynamics
A range of tempo
A range of key signatures
A range of pitches
Of the three pedals on a piano, which one is called the damper or sustain pedal?
left
middle
right
Of the three pedals on a piano, which one is called the una corda or soft pedal?
left
middle
right
What does the damper (or sustain ) pedal do?
It makes the piano softer.
It makes some of the notes ring longer by lifting half the dampers, but not all of them.
It lifts the dampers and lets the strings vibrate for longer.
Which of these answers describes dynamics? Choose 2
Allegro
mezzoforte
moderato
crescendo
Which element of music is defined by the speed of the music, slow to fast?
Pitch
Articulation
Texture
Tempo
What musical element can be defined as volume, soft to loud?
Pitch
Dynamics
Texture
Tempo
Which statement best defines the musical element Timbre?
What you shout when felling a tree.
The sound quality of an instrument, eg. piano vs. organ.
Short for Tambourine.
The size of a piece of sheet music.
Duration is determined by musical notation, notes and rests, and tells the performer how ___________ or _________ a sound will be.
close or far
loose or tight
long or short
tall or wide
What do we call the way music is organized into sections?
Notes
Form
Oranges
When naming the sections of a musical form, do you label each part with numbers or letters?
numbers
letters
Which one of the answers is NOT a form?
12345
AABA
ABA
Which of these shows Binary form?
ABA
AB
ABC
BA
Which of these shows ternary form?
AB
ABC
ABA
ABB
What form is shown above?
Binary form
Ternary form
Rondo Form
Theme and Variations
If I have a song that tells a story with a lot of verses, but there's no chorus that comes back, it's in _____________ form.
binary
ternary
strophic
When you see a rest in music, you are supposed to make a noise of some sort
True
False
How many whole rests are found on this staff?
1
2
3
4
How many half rests are found on this staff?
1
2
3
4
How many quarter rests are found on this staff?
1
2
3
4
How many eighth rests are on this staff?
1
2
3
4
How many beats is the rest worth?
1
2
1/2
4
How many beats is this rest worth?
1
1/2
1/4
2
How many beats is this rest worth?
1
2
3
4
How many beats is this rest worth
1/2
1/4
1
2
What rest is missing, to make this a complete measure?
What rest is missing, to make this a complete measure?
What kind of rests are these?
Quarter Rests
8th Rests
16th Rests
Half Rests
Is this correct?
Yes
No
Is this correct?
No. That is G after C4
Yes. That E on the treble clef is after C4
No. That E on the treble clef is after C5
Yes. That is F after C5
Is this correct?
Yes
No
Is this correct?
Yes
No
Is this correct?
No.
No. That treble clef note is C
No. That treble clef note is G
Yes. It is A after C4
Is this correct?
No.
No. That treble clef note is C
No. That treble clef note is G
Yes. It is A after C4
Is this correct?
Yes. It is A
Yes. It is C5
No. It is not C5
No. That is B
Is this correct?
Yes
No
Is this correct?
Yes. That treble clef note is F
No. It is not F
Is this correct?
No. The treble clef note is D after C5
Yes. It is D after C4
No. It is not D. It is C
Is this correct?
No. The treble clef note is C
Yes. The treble clef note is D
No. It is D after C5
Is this correct?
No
Yes
Is this correct?
No. It should be C5
No. It should be D
Yes. It is C4
Is this correct?
No. It is C
No. It is E
Yes. It is D after C4
No. It is E after C4
Is this correct?
No
Yes
Is this correct?
Yes. It is G after C5
No. It is F after C5
It is G but not after C5
It is F and it should be before C5
