Piano Fun | Quiz 06

#1. This means:

play twice, first time staccato, second time legato

play portato (between legato and staccato)

play loud and legato

this notation is a joke and is not actually used

#2. An Arpeggio is played

in ascending rapid succession, each note sustained as the others are played

in descending slow succession

staccato, in ascending rapid succession like a broken chord

in ascending slow succession

#3. “Arpeggio” comes from the word

Arc

has no relation to another word

arpent, a former French unit of length equal to 190 feet

Harp (the way the harp is being played)

#4. This sign is

an Arpeggio

a Block Chord

a Broken Chord

a Glissando

#5.

this is a Grace Note sign

this is an up and down Glissando

this is an up and down Arpeggio

this is a Trill

#6. Which is not a musical genre

Spiritual

Country

Syncopation

Blues

#7. The A above the middle C

has a frequency of 880 Hz

has no special significance

is also called "Kammerton" (chamber pitch) and has a frequency of 440Hz

sounds stronger than the other notes

#8. The middle C is also called

C3

C1

C4

C2

#9. German Notation uses

the same system as in the USA (C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C)

the DO-RE-MI-FA-SO-LA-TI-DO scale

a H for B and a B for Bb, hence BACH could write his name with notes

signs that also Mozart could write his name with notes

#10. Temperament in music means

the way the instrument is tuned e.g. equal tuning

the playing style of a pianist

the emotional state of the performer

the ambient temperature

#11. Bach’s Well Tempered Piano

is so complicated that the piano runs hot

is an album for beginners

was composed during winter time with a hot oven

comprises all possible keys and hence needs an equal temperament tuning

#12. Counterpoint means

a Block Chord and a Melody

each Note is followed by a Rest

a Melody played in combination with another in a harmonic way

a Broken Chord and a Melody

#13. Who was the master of Counterpoint

Bach

Beethoven

Berlioz

Mozart

#14. A Fugue is a composition form

that is easy to play

with sequentially repeating voices and counterpoint

that is always a part of a Sonata

that is the same as a Canon

#15. A Prelude is a

a composition for a choir

a short piece of music that introduces a longer piece, usually a fugue

piece that is always played fast

musical piece in 3/8 time signature

#16. What is an Opus?

a numbered piece of music written by a composer

a composition of an opulent (wealthy) composer

a composition with a duration of at least 3 minutes

an abandoned composition by a composer

#17.

This is a Turn and an Inverted Turn and how they are being played

This is a Mordant and an Idem

These are accents on a note

These are two variants of a Trill

#18. What is a Gigue?

a Gigue is a tool for the Piano Tuner

a Gigue is a lively baroque dance usually in 2/4, 4/4, 8/8 or 4/8

a Gigue is a lively baroque dance usually in 3/8, 6/8, 9/8 or 12/8

a Gigue is a the same as a Walse

#19. A Canon is a piece of music

that is the same as a Fugue

that always starts with a pickup measure

that has usually 3 parts

in which voices sing or play the same music starting at different times

#20. The most famous Canon

was composed by Pachelbel

is written in E-Major

is part of an Opera

was composed by Bach

#21. An example of Resonance is when

one turns on a digital piano

using the damper pedal and related strings of unplayed keys start to vibrate

the piano is moved from one room to another

you play a scale without using the damper pedal

#22. The Tool to change the Tune

of a piano string is called String Strecher

of a piano string is called a Hammer

of a piano string is called a Wrench

of a piano string is called a Screwdriver

#23. If a Piano Key becomes Sticky

it is because you didn't practice enough

it is most likely because the room-temperature is too low

it is most likely because of excessive air humidity

you can do nothing about it

#24. What does Presto mean?

It is a medium fast tempo (108-120 bpm)

it is a slow tempo (40-60 bpm)

It is not a tempo but a dynamic marking.

It is a very fast tempo (168-200 bpm)

#25. The Dominant Seventh Chord G7

has the tendency to resolve to A-Major

has the tendency to resolve to C-Major or C-minor

has the tendency to resolve only to C-Major

has the tendency to resolve to D-minor

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