Scales
Rhythm
Terms
Piano Parts
Reading
100
The Major Scale Code
What is 34-78?
100
4 beats in each measure and a quarter note equals 1 beat?
What is 4/4 time signature?
100
A piece with two parts
What is Binary Form?
100
A felt-covered mallet that strikes the string
What is a Hammer?
100
This tells you the number of beats in each measure
What is a Time Signature?
200
This scale needs 1 sharp
What is G Major?
200
2/2 time is also know as this
What is Cut Time?
200
When 3 8th notes share one quarter note
What is a Triplet?
200
This thin piece of wood increases the volume of the strings when they vibrate
What is a Soundboard?
200
A scale made of all half steps
What is a Chromatic Scale?
300
The leading tone of F major
What is E?
300
6 beats in each measure and an 8th note equals 1 beat
What is 6/8 time
300
After playing the entire piece, return to the beginning and jump to the coda
What is DC al Coda?
300
When turned, this screw tightens the string
What is the Tuning Pin?
300
Notes that are higher or lower than the grand staff are place on these
What are Ledger Lines?
400
This scale requires F# and C#
What is D Major?
400
In 6/8 time, this note is worth 3 counts
What is a dotted quarter note?
400
The Italian composer who created a basic LH pattern
Who is Alberti?
400
All the moving parts that make the piano work
What is the Action?
400
This mark means to hold a note for its full value
What is a Tenuto Sign?
500
This minor scale requires no sharps or flats
What is A minor?
500
A rest for a half of one beat is called this
What is an 8th Rest?
500
A broken chord
What is an Arpeggio?
500
The pedal lifts these to let the strings vibrate
What are the Dampers?
500
A style of American music with syncopated rhythm which became popular in the 1900's
What is Ragtime?
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