Name __________________________ Date ___________ Period ______ Piano Lab A Final Exam Review 1.

Give the name and note value (number of beats) of each note presented below.

* Be prepared to determine the total number of beats when multiple notes are added together. 2. If a dot adds half of the note value to a note, tell how many beats each of these are worth.

3. Give the name and rest value of each rest presented below.

4. List the letters of the musical alphabet.

4a. Where do you find each located on the keyboard?

4b. How do you tell which C is Middle C?

5. The length of a half step is from one key to the next with no skips. This could be from a white key to a black key, a black key to a white key, or a white key to another white key. The length of a whole step is from one key to the next with one note in between (from D to E, or from A to G). This could be from a white key to a black key, a black key to a white key, a white key to a white key, or a black key to a black key. C and C# are one ______ step apart. C and D are one _______ step apart. A and B-flat are one ______ step apart. E and F are one _______ step apart. B and C# are one ______ step apart.

6. The

, , and The The

symbols are called accidentals.

______________ a note by one half step. ______________ a note by one half step.

The

_______________________ a sharp or flat.

7. Write in the note names of the lines and spaces for both clefs.

*Be prepared to identify the letter names of notes placed in a staff. 8. Draw a grand staff. Place the treble clef, bass clef, brace, bar lines, and double bar lines in the correct places. *Be able to identify each of these along with a measure, a line, and a space.

9. *Be able to identify ledger line notes in both clefs and tell what a ledger line does.

10. Identify the following symbols, and tell what they mean.

11. What are dynamics? Give the Italian name and definition (soft, loud, etc.) for the following. pp p mp mf f ff

12. Write the definitions for the following words: Scale Tie Fermata Staccato Slur (Legato) Interval Tempo (*Be able to identify different tempo words.) Time Signature (*Be able to identify the simple, compound, duple, triple, and quadruple and know what each number means.) Key Signature (*Know the order of sharps, the order of flats, and the number of sharps/flats for each key.)

13. *Be able to identify the following intervals when asked.

14. Notes that are placed on or above the middle line of the staff have a stem that goes down. Notes that are placed below the middle line of the staff have a stem that goes up. *Be able to draw the correct stem direction on notes within the staff. 15. The piano was invented in the year 1698. There are a total of 88 keys on the piano, with 36 of those being black keys. The term tickling the ivories came from playing the piano because the white keys used to be made entirely out of ivory. The piano is both a string and percussion instrument with approximately 16,000 parts. A Concert Grand Piano weighs approximately 1,110 pounds.