Piano Chord Jeopardy

PIANO KNOWLEDGE

100

How many keys are on the Piano?

88 Keys

200

How many pedals can a piano have?

3

300

What does an acoustic piano have that a digital piano doesn't?

Strings

400

What is the FINAL song in your piano packet (you can't look at your packet)

#32. My Country, 'Tis of Thee

500

Name a famous piano player from the ROMANTIC ERA (we talked about this a couple weeks ago)

Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, etc.

PIANO NOTES

100

What note is in the middle of the piano?

MIDDLE C!

200

What note name is DIRECTLY under E?

Eb (E-flat)

300

The Black Keys are called or named what?

Sharps & Flats

400

Quick! Write down the acronym for BASS CLEF lines and spaces! (30 second time limit)

Good Burritos Don't Fall Apart // All Cows Eat Grass

500

Explain what a "ledger line" is

A ledger line is an extension of the lines/spaces on the staff, they help us read notes ABOVE or BELOW our main lines/spaces (ex. Middle C)

CORDS

100

Spell a C major chord

C, E, G

200

Spell a Dm chord

D, F, A

300

Starting on F and going up to Bb, how many half steps must you travel?

5 half steps (2 wholes + 1 half)

400

Explain what 1st inversion is

Inversion = change/rearrange

Inversions rearrange the order of notes in a chord. In a C Major chord (C, E, G) 1st inversion starts on the third (E, G, C), 2nd inversion starts on the fifth (G, C, E)

500

What does the "dim" mean in a Cdim chord?

"dim" = Diminished

Formula: 3 half steps + 3 half steps

Chords, I think?

100

Spell a Aminor chord

A, C, E

200

Spell a Cm chord

C, Eb, G

300

Spell an Ab major chord

Ab, C, Eb

400

What is the bottom note for an A major chord in 1st inversion

C#

500

What is the TOP note for a C major chord in 2nd inversion?

E

All chords, I promise

100

Choose a chord and spell it correctly

did you get it?

200

What notes make up a F Major chord?

F,A,C

300

What notes make up a G Major chord?

G,B,D

400

What notes make up a Eb chord?

Eb, G, Bb

500

How do you spell a F#/A# chord

A#, C#, F#