Piano
Harpsichord
Synthesizer
Simple Machines
Mixed Nuts
100
What is the name of the country where the piano was invented?
Italy
100
What is one way that they used to decorate harpsichords?
Carvings, paintings, jewels, gold
100
True or False: A synthesizer is a simple machine.
False
100
What is the name of the part of the piano that strikes the strings called?
Hammers
100
What did the piano keys used to be covered in long ago?
Ivory
200
What is the biggest type of piano called?
Grand
200
What was the size of concert audiences in the time of the harpsichord?
Small (chamber music)
200
What is one of the instrument sounds that a synthesizer can make?
Any known instrument
200
What is the "heart of the piano" called?
Sounding Board
200
What is the type of piano in the music room called?
Upright
300
What is the number of keys on a piano?
88
300
What are the sound limitations of a harpsichord?
Soft and Short
300
What is one of the sound effects that a synthesizer can make?
Wind, Beach, Car, Fireworks
300
What is the name of the small pieces of metal that are used to tune a piano?
Tuning Pegs
300
What is the name of one of the first composers to write music for the piano?
Beethoven
400
What is the material of the strings on a piano made out of?
Metal
400
What is the way that strings on a harpsichord are played?
Plucked
400
What is the year that the first synthesizer was invented?
1964
400
What is the name of the part of the piano that stops the strings from vibrating?
Dampers
400
What is the number of times that you should get your piano tuned in a year?
2
500
What is the instrument family that the piano belongs to Called?
Percussion
500
What group of people was music played for in the time of the harpsichord?
Rich or Wealthy
500
What is the year that the first digital synthesizer was invented?
1979
500
What is the name of the pedal on the piano that holds out the sound of each note?
Damper pedal
500
What is the name of the man who invented the piano?
Christofori
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