Books
Practice Room
Rhythm
Expression
Recital
100

The first book you should look at when you sit down to practice.

What is your notebook?

100

You find your starting hand position by looking at these 2 things.

What is the first notes and the fingering?

100

This note gets one beat.

What is a quarter note?

100

This means to play softly.

What is p or piano?

100

These are places in your music that you can jump to if you make a mistake or forget your music.

What are starting places?

200

The book that you have written work in.

What is the theory book?

200

You should adjust this before you start practicing.

What is the piano bench?

200

This note gets 2 beats.

What is a half note?

200
This means to play loudly.
What is forte?
200

Before you start playing your hands should be here and after you finish playing, your hands should be here!

What is in your lap?

300

You use this to write in your theory book or on your music?

What is a pencil?

300

These should be trimmed so that you can curve your fingers.

What are your nails?

300

The note gets 4 beats.

What is a whole note?

300
This means to get slower.
What is ritardando?
300

If you make a mistake during your performance, the best thing to do is this.

What is try to keep going or jump to a starting place?

400

The music dictionary (at the back of your Lesson book)

Where do you find definitions of musical terms?

400

You keep this on the floor when you use the pedal.

What is your heel?

400
This symbols means to be silent for 1 beat.
What is a quarter rest?
400
This means to get gradually louder.
What is a crescendo?
400

After you perform, you stand up and do this to thank the audience.

What is bow?

500

The books which you should be brought to group lessons.

What is all of my music and notebook?

500

When you have a hard place in your piece, you should do this.

What is spot work or practicing hands separately?

500
These two numbers at the beginning of the piece tell you how many beats on in each measure and what type of note gets one beat.
What is a time signature?
500
This means to get gradually softer.
What is dimenuendo?
500

After you perform, you can be a good audience member by doing this.

What is sit quietly and listen to the other students?