Note names
This note is below the treble clef and has one line through it
What is 'middle c?'
It's not just an instrument! The word 'piano' refers to this.
What is playing quietly?
Your thumbs are THIS finger number
What is 'one?'
We use this series of notes to "navigate" on the keyboard
What are sets of THREE and TWO black keys?
Your right hand plays notes in this clef
What is treble?
This word reminds us of the SPACES in the treble clef
What is 'FACE?'
This term means to play notes in a separated manner
What is 'staccato?'
He was known (at least for our purposes) as the first 'pop star' in American music
Who was Scott Joplin?
The piano has this many keys
What is 88?
This term describes TWO (or more) clefs being grouped together so that we must play with BOTH hands
What is the 'grand staff?'
The mnemonic device (sentence) we use to remember the treble clef LINE notes
What is 'Every Good Boy Does Fine' or similar?
This term means an interval of 8 notes
What is an 'octave?'
The word 'chromatic' means 'color.' These notes are included in the chromatic scale
What is ALL the notes?
The piano is in these two musical instrument families
What are percussion and strings?
Not counting piano, these are three instruments who read in bass clef
What are cello, bass, trombone, baritone, bassoon, tuba, and timpani?
We use these SEVEN letters of the alphabet for our notes
What are A-B-C-D-E-F-G?
Ancient Romans used these two terms to describe being RIGHT handed or being LEFT handed.
What are 'dexter' and 'sinister?'
This organ ties together the two hemispheres of your brain; pianists have more developed ones.
What is the 'corpus callosum?'
This finger is responsible for ALL the black keys on the chromatic scale.
What is middle finger?
This important term refers to our ability to play using TWO HANDS simultaneously
What is 'bimanual synchronization?
This sentence helps us to remember our BASS clef LINES
What is 'Great Big Dogs Fight Animals' or similar?
This is the FULL name of your instrument.
What is 'pianoforte?'
This legal concept is the reason why we play corny songs in our book
What is copyright?
Prior to the invention of the piano, keyboard instruments could NOT do this.
What is play at different volumes?
This is the name of the lines we add for notes that live above and below the staff.
What is 'ledger lines?'