Dynamics
This means quiet in music.
What is "piano?"
This is how I should sit at the piano.
What is with good posture?
These letters make up the musical alphabet.
What is "A-B-C-D-E-F-G"?
This type of note receives 1 beat of sound.
What is a quarter note or ta?
This means to write music.
What is composition?
One quarter note plus one half note. (Ta+Ta2= )
What is 3 beats?
This means "loud" in music.
What is "forte?"
I would do this motion to check my distance from the piano.
What is Superman arms?
The name of the space notes on the Treble Clef Staff.
What is FACE.
This type of note receives 4 beats of sound.
What is a whole note or ta-2-3-4 ?
This is a person who writes music.
Who are composers?
One half note plus one whole note. (Ta2+Ta234=?)
What is 6 beats?
This makes music go from quiet to loud. Student can draw the symbol!
What is "crescendo?"
This tree is used in an exercise for heavy, hanging arms.
What is Willow Tree?
This is where C lives on the piano.
Demonstrate
This note receives 2 beats of sound in 4/4 time.
What is a half note ?
This is the name of a famous composer.
(Teacher will determine correct or incorrect.)
Examples: Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, etc
One whole note divided by one half note.
What is 2 beats ?
This means to go from "loud to soft." Student can draw this symbol!
What is "decrescendo?"
This dance term is how the finger should play on the keys.
What is ballerina point?
This is where D lives on the piano.
Demonstrate
This note receives 3 beats of sound.
What is a dotted half note or ta-2-3?
This is where Mr. Fuzzy lives.
(Student demonstrates Mr. Fuzzy’s house.)
One dotted half note plus one half note.
What is 5 beats ?
This symbol means to strike 1 single note louder than the rest. (Student can draw the symbol.)
What is an accent.
This is the name of a good hand shape for playing piano. (Demonstration counts if the name isn’t remembered!)
What is a hand bridge?
This is word means how high or low a note sounds.
What is pitch?
Two of these notes equal one beat of sound.
What is an eighth note or ti-ti?
This is the name of the performances we have after a semester of practice.
What is a recital?
One whole note plus one dotted half note.
What is 7 beats ?
This means "medium loud."
What is "mezzo forte (mf)?"
This is the purpose of working on technique.
What is have the tools to play with a great sound, feel comfortable and strong, enjoy piano? (Student’s personal answer counts as correct!)
This is the names of the spaces on the bass clef
What is A C E G?
This note is half of a beat of sound.
What is an eighth note or ti?
These are the names of the two clefs we use in piano.
What is treble clef and bass clef.
One half note plus a quarter note, plus a whole note.
What is 7 beats ?