Music Math
Ta plus Ta.
The finger number for thumbs.
What is 1?
What is soft?
This is how I would play to make a happy song.
(Student’s answer is perfect.)
These little guys tell you how many beats to play a specific key.
What are notes?
Ta-2 minus Ta.
What is 1 beat?
This is the shape my hand should always be in when playing piano.
What is round? (Student may demonstrate or Mr.Fuzzy’s House)
This is how loud I sound when I strike the key fast and hard.
What is loud?
This is how I would play to make an exciting song.
(Student’s answer is perfect)
This symbol at the end of a song tells you it’s over.
What is an end bar line?
Ta-2 plus Ta-2.
What is 4 beats?
This is how my fingerTIPs should remain when playing piano.
Twinkly sounds made on the right side of the keyboard would be classified as this.
What is high?
This is how I would play to make a scary song.
(Student’s answer is perfect)
This symbol at the end of a song tells you to play again.
What is a repeat sign?
Ta-2-3-4 plus Ta-2-3-4.
What is 8 beats?
This is how my back should be when playing piano.
What is straight? (student may demonstrate)
Monster sounds rumbled from the left side of the keyboard would be classified as this.
What is low?
This is how I would play to make a sad song.
(Students answer is perfect.)
This symbol tells you to play softly.
What is a p (piano)? Student may draw.
Ta-2 plus Ta-2 plus Ta-2 plus Ta-2-3-4.
What is 10 beats?
This is the (Technique Week) exercise we used for heavy arms.
What is Willow Tree?
True/False: the musical alphabet is A, B, C, D, E, F, G.
What is true?
My recital song shares this emotion ______ because it is ________.
(Student fills in the blanks, perfectly.)
This symbol tells you to play loudly.
What is an f (forte)? Student may draw.