Note Reading/Practice Skills
Until you have played through every song and worked through the trouble spots.
How long do I practice?
The beat is a steady pulse and rhythm is a pattern of notes that create the musical texture.
What is the difference between beat and rhythm?
Lower the 3rd.
How do I change a major chord to minor?
One of the keyboard instruments has strings that are plucked. The other has hammers that strike the strings.
What is one difference between the piano and harpsichord?
Bach, Mozart and Beethoven
What are 3 composers most everyone knows?
88
How many keys are on the piano?
quarter note, 2 eighth notes, 4 sixteenth notes
Name 3 rhythm patterns that are equal to one beat.
3 or triad
How many notes are in a basic chord?
Several notes in a row that are played at the same time, often with a flat hand or arm.
What is a cluster chord?
3 time periods that describe the style of music that was composed at the time.
What do Baroque, Classical and Romantic mean in regards to music?
C4
What is the pitch notation for middle C (number and letter showing location)?
The division of the beats into groups with strong and weak beats.
What is meter?
root position
What is the original position of a triad?
Placing screws, bolts and other objects on or between the strings of a piano to create a percussive sound.
What is a prepared piano?
Scarlatti, Haydn, Chopin
notes above or below the staff
What is a ledger note?
8
What number goes on the bottom of a time signature that has eighth notes as the beat?
A chord that starts with the 3rd or 5th of the note.
What is an inverted chord?
by plucking the strings
How can you make sounds on the piano without touching the keys?
Amy Beach, Melody Bober, Florence Price
What are some female composers?
Practice in a different way every time you practice the piano.
How can you keep your brain engaged in your practice time?
hemi-demi-semi quaver
What is a 64th note called in England?
I, IV, V, I
Name a basic chord progression.
singing into the piano
How can you make the strings on the piano vibrate without striking them?
A style of music that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans in the early 20th century.
What is jazz?