Musicianship
Theory
History
Circle of 5ths
ABCs
100
A percussive note played with a quick, crisp release
What is staccato?
100
This note gets one beat in a measure of four-four time.
What is a quarter note?
100
The oldest style period for which we have piano music - specifically from the composers Bach and Scarlatti
What is the Baroque period?
100
This major key has no sharps or flats
What is C major?
100
Tonic in the key of G
What is G?
200
A series of 8 notes that follows a set pattern of whole and half steps
What is a scale?
200
The name for the first scale degree, or the name of the key.
What is the tonic?
200
The instrument that preceded the piano - most popular during the Baroque period
What is the harpsichord?
200
This key has 2 sharps
What is D major?
200
2nd scale degree of D major
What is E?
300
A series of notes that are played smooth and connected
What is legato?
300
The name of the 5th scale degree
What is the dominant?
300
The period of music to which Mozart, Clementi, and Beethoven belonged
What is the Classical Period?
300
This minor key has no sharps or flats in the key signature, but has a raised 7th scale degree.
What is A harmonic minor?
300
Dominant in the key of F
What is C?
400
A progression of chords based on the tonic, dominant, and subdominant scale degrees
What is a cadence?
400
The collective name for flats, sharps, and naturals
What is "accidentals"?
400
Not just for Valentine's day, this period of music is represented by Chopin, Debussy, and Schumann.
What is the Romantic Period?
400
This major scale has 3 flats in the key signature
What is E-flat major?
400
7th scale degree in the key of B
What is A-sharp
500
The right-most pedal on the piano, which lifts the dampers off the strings to create a sustained tone.
What is the damper pedal?
500
The number of all notes (black and white) in an octave
What is twelve?
500
This man invented the arpicembalo che fa' il piano e il forte around the year 1700 while working for Prince Ferdinando Medici in Italy
Who is Bartolomeo Cristofori?
500
The name for 2 keys that contain the same notes, but with different names: F-sharp and G-flat, for instance.
What are enharmonic equivalents?
500
6th scale degree in the key of A
What is F-sharp?
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