Beginning Piano Jeopardy

Musical Math

100

1 Quarter note + 1 Quarter note + 1 half note =?

4

200

1 half note + 1 half note + 1 dotted half note =?

7

300

1 whole note - 1 half note - 1 quarter note - 1 quarter note =?

0

400

1 dotted half note + 1 whole note - 1 half note=?

5

500

1 dotted whole note + 1 quarter note + 1 half note - 1 dotted half note=?

6

Name that Note!

100

The first line note below treble clef

middle C

200

The first space on the treble clef staff

F

300

The second line note on the treble clef 

treble G

400

The first line note above the bass clef

middle C

500

The fourth line note on bass clef

bass F

Musical Mistakes

100

Find the mistake(s) in this musical excerpt:

Time signature is incorrect and impossible

200

Find the mistake(s) in this musical excerpt:

first measure: the bar line needs to go all the way down with the grand staff. 

last measure: repeat dots are on the wrong side.

300

Find the mistake(s) in this musical excerpt:

First measure: we do not need a bar line after the time signature

First measure: pm is incorrect, the correct letters are mp for mezzo piano

First measure: RH has too many beats 

Second measure: LH has too many beats 

400

Find the mistake(s) in this musical excerpt: 

First measure: RH notes are missing stems

Second measure: LH has too many beats

Third measure: Cannot have a double bar line with a measure that follows 

500

Find the mistake(s) in this musical excerpt: 

Time signature is incorrect

First measure: z is not a dynamic marking

Third measure: LH is missing stems

Third measure: Missing a double bar line

Bonus: February is spelled incorrectly :) 

True or False

100

Forte means a quiet dynamic and piano means a loud dynamic

False, it's the opposite!

200

A piano has been sent to space

True! Ed Lu, a NASA astronaut brought an electronic piano with him when he was sent to space and played Happy Birthday. Ironically, it is very hard to push the keys down and play because of gravity. 

300

The first piano keys were created with smoothed onyx and granite rocks

False! The first piano keys were created using ebony and ivory (elephant tusks)

400

Grand pianos should be tuned every 6 months for their sound to remain good. But electronic pianos never have to be tuned. 

True!

500

There are 120 strings inside a grand piano. 

False! There are 230 strings inside a grand piano! Most keys have three strings assigned to them. 

Cheese or Composer?

100

Cheddar

Cheese (duh!)

200

Satie

Composer! French composer and pianist. 

300

Robiola

Cheese!

400

Raclette

Cheese

500

Rameau

Jean-Phillipe Rameau was a baroque composer and theorist