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Quiz about Piano for Kids
Quiz about Piano for Kids

Piano for Kids Trivia Quiz


A few questions about various types of pianos, how they work and what you can do with them.

A photo quiz by ozzz2002. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
ozzz2002
Time
3 mins
Type
Photo Quiz
Quiz #
376,189
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
782
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. There are several types of piano. What type is the one in my picture? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which part of the orchestra does the piano belong to? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Look at the keys on a piano and you will notice that they are arranged in a pattern, with two black, three black, two black, three black, etc., separating the white keys. What name is given to the interval between any two keys in corresponding parts of the pattern? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This thing is not part of a piano, but is very closely associated. What is this helpful learning tool called? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Many pianos have three pedals. Which is NOT the name of one of the pedals? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. These objects are the parts of the piano that actually make the noise. They hit the strings and make them vibrate. What are they called? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This is a pretzel, which normally would have no connection to pianos or music. However, it is shaped like something that most pianists would recognise. What musical symbol is it shaped like? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This type of piano is not as common as it used to be; it is called a 'player piano'. What other name are they often called? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This instrument is an early ancestor of the piano, using the same principle of hammers striking strings. What is it called? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In the 1920s and 30s, smaller pianos were made, with fewer keys. This was done to make them more affordable. Modern pianos have more keys, but exactly how many in all? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. There are several types of piano. What type is the one in my picture?

Answer: Upright

The concert grand is very large, very heavy and very expensive, and would be more at home in a concert hall than an ordinary living room. A spinet was a small piano, but are not common today. Pipe organs are powered by air, and produce their music from a collection of pipes. Pipe organs are the largest musical instruments ever built.
2. Which part of the orchestra does the piano belong to?

Answer: Percussion

Although a piano has strings, it is NOT part of the strings section of an orchestra. Because the strings are not stroked like a violin or plucked like a guitar, but instead they are hit by hammers, the action of producing music is considered percussive.

My picture shows the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, with a grand piano holding centre stage, not in its usual spot up the back.
3. Look at the keys on a piano and you will notice that they are arranged in a pattern, with two black, three black, two black, three black, etc., separating the white keys. What name is given to the interval between any two keys in corresponding parts of the pattern?

Answer: Octave

From the Latin for 'eight'. There are eight white keys in an octave, in addition to five black ones.
'Crescendo' means to get gradually louder, 'natural' notes are the individual white keys, and a chord is two or more notes played together.
4. This thing is not part of a piano, but is very closely associated. What is this helpful learning tool called?

Answer: Metronome

The metronome is used to keep time, or tempo. Moving the weight up or down the shaft adjusts the speed at which the arm moves. It gives a 'click' at each end of its arc, helping the budding Elton John to play at the correct speed.

A plunger mute is used in brass instruments, such as trombones, and changes the sound of the music by interrupting the airflow from the opening, or bell. It is usually made from a modified toilet plunger! A tuning fork helps a piano tuner get exactly the right tone out of each string, and a theodolite is used by a land surveyor.
5. Many pianos have three pedals. Which is NOT the name of one of the pedals?

Answer: Volume control pedal

The 'soft' pedal is on the pianist's left, 'sustenuto' is in the middle and 'sustain', also known as 'damper' pedal is on the right.

The soft pedal changes the angle of the hammers hitting the strings, making them hit one string (una corde, in Italian), instead of the normal two or three. The sustain lifts the damper off the string, allowing the string to vibrate much longer. The sostenuto also sustains, but only the notes that are played when the pedal is pressed.

There is no 'volume' pedal on a piano; however, many electronic keyboards will have a knob or slide control for this purpose.
6. These objects are the parts of the piano that actually make the noise. They hit the strings and make them vibrate. What are they called?

Answer: Hammers

A soundboard is a large piece of timber that allows the music to amplify. It is attached to the strings. A tone arm is found on an old record player and a banger is a slang term for a sausage!

A hammer is made of wood, with a felt-covered head.
7. This is a pretzel, which normally would have no connection to pianos or music. However, it is shaped like something that most pianists would recognise. What musical symbol is it shaped like?

Answer: Treble clef

A treble clef indicates that the notes are above middle C, the centremost key on a piano. Most of these notes would be played with your right hand.
A semibreve is a musical note, also known as a full note. It is one beat long. A crescendo sign is shaped like a sideways 'V', and means to gradually play louder, and staccato means to play a note quickly and sharply, and is indicated by a dot above the note.
8. This type of piano is not as common as it used to be; it is called a 'player piano'. What other name are they often called?

Answer: Pianola

A pianola is operated by a perforated roll of paper, with the mechanism inside only requiring a source of power- usually by a 'pianolist' pumping on the two large pedals. It is fun watching a pianola in action, as it looks like the Invisible Man is playing- the keys all move by themselves!

A piano accordion is much smaller than a piano, and is wrapped around the player's body. It also functions by air pressure, but the bellows are operated by hand. A digital piano is a much more modern instrument, and 'pianissimo' is a music term meaning 'very soft'.
9. This instrument is an early ancestor of the piano, using the same principle of hammers striking strings. What is it called?

Answer: Hammered dulcimer

A cittern is Renaissance-era stringed instrument, similar to a guitar. A sackbut is an early trombone and a sitar is an Indian stringed instrument. George Harrison played a sitar in 'Norwegian Wood'.

The hammered dulcimer shown is from Middle Ages, and is on display at the University of Leipzig in Germany.
10. In the 1920s and 30s, smaller pianos were made, with fewer keys. This was done to make them more affordable. Modern pianos have more keys, but exactly how many in all?

Answer: 88

There are 56 white notes and 32 black ones. The earlier pianos had 65 keys. The 88-key layout was created by famous piano-makers, Steinway, in the 1880s.
Source: Author ozzz2002

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