The Original
The Key to Success
Do You Hear What I Hear?
BC
100
How many original pianofortes still exist today?
3
100
What is the pattern on the keyboard that helps you identify where notes are?
2 black keys, 3 black key, 2, 3...etc
100
Listening Sample 1
Piano
100
Who invented the pianoforte? (Hint: his initials are the name of this category).
Bartolomeo Cristofori
200
What US city is the pianoforte located in?
New York City
200
How many notes are in the music alphabet?
7
200
Listening Sample 2
Celesta
200
What country did the creator of the piano live in?
Italy
300
What does piano mean in Italian?
quiet
300
What are the notes in the musical alphabet?
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
300
Listening Sample 3
Pipe Organ
300
What year did he invent the pianoforte?
1700
400
What does forte in Italian mean?
Loud
400
How many keys does the piano have?
88
400
Listening Sample 4
Accordian
400
What kind of royalty did BC work for tuning and creating harpsichords and clavichords?
a prince
500
How was the pianoforte different from other instruments during its time?
It could play both quiet and loud.
500
Find a "C" on the Keyboard below.
500
Listening Sample 5
Melodica
500
Which piano has vertical strings? An upright or grand piano?
An upright