Musical Math
4
The first line note below treble clef
middle C
Find the mistake(s) in this single bar:
Forte means a quiet dynamic and piano means a loud dynamic
False, it's the opposite!
Cheddar
Cheese (duh!)
1 half note + 1 half note + 1 dotted half note =?
7
The first space on the treble clef staff
F
Find the mistake(s) in this single bar:
A piano has been sent to space
True! Ed Lu, a NASA astronaut brought an electronic piano with him when he was sent to space and played Happy Birthday. Ironically, it is very hard to push the keys down and play because of gravity.
Satie
Composer! French composer and pianist.
1 whole note - 1 half note - 1 quarter note - 1 quarter note =?
0
The second line note on the treble clef
treble G
Find the mistake(s) in this single bar:
The first piano keys were created with smoothed onyx and granite rocks
False! The first piano keys were created using ebony and ivory (elephant tusks)
Robiola
Cheese!
1 dotted half note + 1 whole note - 1 half note=?
5
The first line note above the bass clef
middle C
Find the mistake(s) in this single bar:
Grand pianos should be tuned every 6 months for their sound to remain good. But electronic pianos never have to be tuned.
True!
Raclette
Cheese
1 dotted whole note + 1 quarter note + 1 half note - 1 dotted half note=?
6
The fourth line note on bass clef
bass F
Find the mistake(s) in this single bar:
There are 120 strings inside a grand piano.
False! There are 230 strings inside a grand piano! Most keys have three strings assigned to them.
Rameau
Jean-Phillipe Rameau was a baroque composer and theorist