Review 1
Which keyboard typically has the keys altered in black-and-white keys and strings are plucked instead of struck?
Harpsichord
What letter key is the exact middle of the keyboard area on an instrument?
C
When playing two notes with no space between them what is this called?
Steps
What is the number given to the top note in a triad chord?
The fifth
What symbol is used to raise a pitch a half step higher?
A sharp
Which keyboard has large pipes with forced air through tubes to create sound?
The pipe organ
Black keys are in groups of how many keys?
2's and 3's
When playing two notes with space between them what is this called?
Skips
What is the number given to the middle note of a triad chord?
The third
What symbol is used to lower a pitch by a half step?
A flat
Which keyboard requires electric electricity to be played?
The synthesizer
Which hand is used to play treble notes on the keyboard?
Right hand
When playing a single note multiple times and not skipping or stepping what is this called?
Repeated
What is the name of the chord that has a fourth note placed above a triad?
The seventh chord
What is the technical term for revoicing the order of a chord?
Inversion
Which keyboard instrument became most popular in the classical romantic era that uses hammers on strings?
The piano
Which hand is used to play bass notes on the keyboard?
Left hand
How many notes are used to make a triad chord?
Three
What symbol is used to mark music gradually getting louder?
A crescendo
If the triad has a route moved from the bottom to the top, what kind of inversion is this?
First inversion
Which keyboard instrument is played with your thumbs on metal prongs to make the sound?
Kalimba
What famous style of keyboard playing is used with C chords F chords and G chords 12 times total?
12 bar blues
What is the bottom note of a triad cord called?
The root
What symbol is used to mark music gradually getting softer?
A decrescendo
What is the name of the cadence at the end of a song that sounds like church music?
Plagal cadence