Piano Practice Quiz Of Heck
Do you know how to practice the piano? C'mon. Really? Let's find out. Let's see how you do on this tricky quiz. I expect you to report back with your glowing scores!
- 1.The best way to practice piano is to:
- A.
Practice the piano a little bit every day at the same time each day.
- B.
Practice four hours the morning of your lesson.
- C.
Sleep with your music book taped to your head.
- D.
Eat ice cream sundaes while you're practicing.
- 2.When practicing a piece, it is important to:
- A.
Memorize as you go.
- B.
Practice the piece in small chunks, then add them together.
- C.
Play the piece as fast as you possibly can.
- D.
Always start from the beginning.
- 3.If you're having difficulties with one section of a song, you should:
- A.
Play it as fast as possible so you don't have to listen to how badly you're playing it.
- B.
Skip over that section.
- C.
Divide that section into bars and practice each bar by itself before combining them.
- D.
Cry and join a rugby team.
- 4.Playing a song incorrectly is a bad idea because:
- A.
You'll hurt the composers' feelings.
- B.
You're teaching your brain that the wrong way is the right way and it will be difficult to correct it.
- C.
Mr. Warrender will have a fit and jump off his deck into the blackberry bushes.
- D.
Boo and Henry know all this music by heart and they will bark loudly.
- 5.Practicing piano at the same time every day is a good idea because:
- A.
It will become a habit and you and your parents won't have to argue about practicing.
- B.
That way, your parents can make sure they are not home so they don't have to listen to you.
- C.
You play differently in the morning than you do in the evening.
- D.
Somewhere in the world, a kitten needs a home.
- 6.Practicing slowly is tough to do, but it's important because:
- A.
Time will slow down and you won't have to go to bed so soon.
- B.
Once you learn a song incorrectly, it's REALLY hard to learn it correctly, so start slow and gradually get faster.
- C.
Somewhere in the world, a kitten needs a home.
- D.
When you practice slowly, an angel gets their wings.
- 7.The absolute BEST way to practice is:
- A.
Playing the sections and songs you play the best, over and over and over so your parents will think you're really practicing.
- B.
Only playing the sections of the songs you know the best and ignoring the difficult sections.
- C.
Locating the most difficult section and working on it first, then play the easier sections as your reward.
- D.
Eating jelly beans the entire time.
- 8.The difference between playing and practicing is:
- A.
When you play, you 'perform' songs you know and like for yourself and others. When you practice, you work on sections and songs you don't know as well and make them better.
- B.
The letters l, r, t, y, and c.
- C.
The word playing only has two syllables. Practicing has three syllables.
- D.
Fun and not fun.
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