PIANO KEYS
This key is located near the center of the keyboard and helps us find all other notes.
What is Middle C?
This tells us how fast or slow the music is.
What is tempo?
This must be used anytime you leave the classroom.
What is Smart Pass?
This dynamic marking means soft.
What is piano?
Name one skill that helps pianists improve over time.
What is practice?
This clef is usually played with the left hand on the piano.
What is the bass clef?
This note receives one beat in 4/4 time.
What is a quarter note?
This is where backpacks, hoodies, and cell phones must be placed before class begins.
What is a locker?
This term means gradually getting louder.
What is crescendo?
Explain one reason slow practice helps beginners.
What is improved accuracy or muscle memory?
This scale uses only white keys and begins on C.
What is the C major scale?
This musical symbol represents silence.
What is a rest?
This is the correct way to enter class if you arrive late.
What is entering quietly and joining the activity with a tardy pass?
This articulation means smooth and connected.
What is legato?
This habit helps musicians improve even when mistakes happen.
What is persistence?
If you move up one octave from Middle C, you will land on this note.
What is the high C?
This time signature shows four beats per measure.
What is 4/4 time?
This behavior shows respect during performances and listening examples.
What is active listening or audience etiquette?
This articulation means short and separated.
What is staccato?
Name one mistake that is okay to make while learning piano.
What is playing wrong notes (or stopping)?
Starting on Middle C, this note is the 5th note of the C major scale.
What is G?
Two eighth notes + four sixteenth notes + 1 half note equal the value of this note.
What is a whole note?
This must be shared with the teacher before class begins to pull a student from class.
What is prior approval or documentation?
This term describes how music is shaped using dynamics, articulation, and tempo.
What is expression?
This is the most important skill for improving on piano.
What is practice?