Music Theory
last one beat
what is a quarter note
What did he play?
Violin
how many times should you play something?
What is your age?
The first letter name in the musical alphabet.
A
This Book 2 piece is by Beethoven and is often one of the first famous “big composer” sonatinas students recognize.
What is “Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5 No. 1” (1st movement)?
lasts 2 beats
what is a half note
What was his first name?
Shinichi
This is the Suzuki concept of learning music the way children learn to speak—through listening and repetition.
What is the “Mother-Tongue Approach”?
This note comes right after C in the musical alphabet.
D
This Book 4 piece is a Bach invention that introduces two-part counterpoint more seriously.
What is “Two-Part Invention by Bach in C Major”?
last 3 beats
what is a dotted half note
Dr Suzuki believed in teaching with love or hate? Which was it?
LOVE
Who is the parent (or home teacher)?
In Suzuki teaching, this adult attends lessons, helps at home, and supports practice with patience and love.
This note is two letters after F.
A
This composer appears in all three Suzuki Piano books 1–3 with multiple pieces used to build classical style
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
lasts half a beat
what is an eighth note
He was friends with this famous scientist
Who was Einstein?
Suzuki teachers often show “teaching with love” by using this kind of positive feedback to build confidence
What is encouragement (or praise)?
This note is between B and D.
What is C?
This Book 1 folk-song-style tune is often used to teach balance between melody and accompaniment before students move into Book 2 and there is two different versions of it.
What is Lightly Row
lasts one and a half beats
what is a dotted quarter note
He died at what age?
99
This is a core Suzuki habit where students hear recordings daily to develop musicality naturally.
What is listening (daily listening)?
The musical alphabet has 7 note names, ending on this letter before repeating back to A.
What is G?
This Book 1 piece is a theme composed by Suzuki that many students learn after “Twinkle” variations.
What is “Allegro”