Finger Numbers
Right hand thumb
What is 1?
The name of the five lines we write notes on
What is the staff?
C to D
What is a 2nd?
This note is worth 1 beat
What is a quarter note?
How many keys a piano has
What is 88 keys?
Left hand pinky
What is 5?
This divides the staff into smaller chunks
What is bar lines?
C to G
What is a 5th?
This rest is worth 1 beat
What is a quarter rest?
Piano keys used to be made from this
Elephant tusks (ivory)
Right hand pointer finger
What is 2?
This is what it's called when both treble clef and bass clef are together with a brace
The Grand Staff
C to E
What is a 3rd?
This note is worth 2 beats
What is a half note?
How much the average piano weighs
What is 1,000 pounds?
Left hand ring finger
What is 4?
This comes at the very beginning of every piece of music to give context to the staff lines and spaces. It also helps us differentiate right and left hand.
C to F
What is a 4th?
This note is worth 4 beats
What is a whole note?
The original name for the piano
What is the pianoforte?
Left hand thumb
What is 1?
Smaller chunks of music, usually 4 beats in every one. Also helps us navigate our music easier.
What are measures?
C to C (same note) is called
What is unison?
This rest is worth 4 beats
What is a whole rest?
Where is the first piano was invented
Italy