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Piano First Grade Exam 1

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does "mezzo" mean?
a)
Medium, Half
b)
Very, Most
c)
Loud, Strong
d)
Soft, Quiet
2.
Which dynamic level is the loudest?
a)
Piano
b)
Forte
c)
Mezzo Piano
d)
Mezzo Forte
3.
What does the suffix "-issimo" mean?
a)
Little
b)
Sudden
c)
Moderate
d)
Very
4.
What does "forte" mean?
a)
Medium, Half
b)
Very, Most
c)
Strong, Loud
d)
Quiet, Soft
5.
Which term means "to gradually get softer?"
a)
Diminuendo
b)
Tacit
c)
Crescendo
d)
Piano
6.
How should someone sing music with the pictured dynamic level?
a)
gradually slowing down
b)
perfectly
c)
medium loud
d)
softly
7.
What does the word "dynamics" mean?
a)
Loudness
b)
Tempo
c)
Speed
d)
Volume
8.
What does mf mean?
a)
medium
b)
loud
c)
medium loud
d)
medium soft
9.
What does f stand for?
a)
fast
b)
forte
c)
fight
d)
forget about it
10.
What does mezzo piano mean?
a)
Medium Slow
b)
Medium Soft
c)
Medium Loud
d)
Medium Tempo
11.
What does mezzo piano mean?
a)
Medium Slow
b)
Medium Soft
c)
Medium Loud
d)
Medium Tempo
12.
What does pp stand for?
a)
Medium soft
b)
Somewhat soft
c)
Very soft
d)
Personal problems
13.
What does ff mean?
a)
Very Loud
b)
Fast and Furious
c)
Finale
d)
Finish
14.
What does crescendo mean?
a)
Gradually get faster
b)
Gradually slow down
c)
Gradually get softer
d)
Gradually get louder
15.
What does decrescendo mean?
a)
Gradually die
b)
Gradually get louder
c)
Gradually get softer
d)
Gradually slow down
16.
Which of these is not a dynamics marking?
a)
mf
b)
f
c)
pp
d)
m
17.
Very loud is .....
a)
Mezzo Forte
b)
Forte
c)
Fortissimo
18.

What is tempo?

a)

how fast or slow the music should be played

b)

how slow the music is played

c)

how fast the music is played

d)

moderate pace

19.

Ritardando = gradually slowing down

a)

true

b)

false

20.

Moderato and andante are the same tempo.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

A curved line that connects two (or more) notes of the same pitch is called a:

a)

tie

b)

slur

22.

Tie or Slur?

a)

Tie

b)

Slur

23.

What is the term for music that is smooth and connected?

a)

staccato

b)

mezzo-forte

c)

legato

d)

moderato

24.

Another name for a tone is a _____________________.

a)

Whole step

b)

Half step

c)

A song you listen to

d)

a scale

25.

Another name for a semitone is a _________________________.

a)

half of a song

b)

Whole step

c)

Half step

d)

tone

26.

Sharps, Flats, and Naturals encountered in a piece of music are called _____

a)

Dots

b)

Rests

c)

Accidentals

d)

Time Signature

27.

These always RAISE a note by half a step when added to music

a)

Naturals

b)

Sharps

c)

Accents

d)

Flats

28.

This accidental always lowers the pitch by half of a step.

a)

Natural

b)

Flat

c)

Time Signature

d)

Staff

29.

In which category do "Accidentals" fit best?

a)

Rhythms

b)

Pitches

30.

Which type of accidental removes any other sharps and flats and makes the note "normal"?

a)

Natural

b)

Sharp

c)

Flat

d)

Whole Note

31.

How many pitches are flat in this example?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

32.

How many pitches are flat in this example?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

33.

How many pitches are flat in this example?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

34.
Name this note
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
35.
What is the value of this note?
a)
2 beats
b)
4 beats
c)
3 beats
d)
1 beat
36.
What is the value of this note?
a)
4 beats
b)
1 beat
c)
2 beats
d)
3 beats
37.
On the Grand Staff, the top staff (Treble) is played by the ________________ hand.
a)
left
b)
right
38.
On the Grand Staff, the bottom staff (Bass) is played by the ______________hand.
a)
left
b)
right
39.
Name this note.
a)
Middle C
b)
A
c)
D
d)
B
40.
This symbol is a ___________.
a)
tempo mark
b)
time signature
c)
fraction
d)
ice-cream cone
41.

What color are the keys on the most pianos?

a)

red and green

b)

blue and white

c)

green an purple

d)

black and white

42.
What finger is number one
a)
Index Finger
b)
Ring Finger
c)
Pinky Finger
d)
Thumb
43.
What Position is this?
a)
Left Hand G Position
b)
Right Hand G Position
c)
Right Hand C Position
d)
Left Hand G Postion
44.
What Position is this?
a)
Left Hand G Position
b)
Right Hand G Position
c)
Right Hand C Position
d)
Left Hand C Position
45.
What position is this?
a)
C Position
b)
Middle C Position
c)
G Position
d)
B Position
46.
What Position Is this?
a)
Right Hand C Position
b)
Left Hand C Position
c)
Right Hand C Position
d)
Left Hand G Position
47.
What Position Is this?
a)
Left Hand C Position
b)
Right Hand C Position
c)
Right Hand G Position
d)
Left Hand G Position

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