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Lesson 1: Position - Quiz

Highlight the text below each question for the answer.

1. What's the most important/crucial key in piano?
• Middle C
2. How many notes are in an octave?
• 8 notes
3. How many octaves are on a standard upright piano? (excluding the first 2 keys)
• 7 octaves
4. Over what notes should a beginner position his/her right hand?
• C-D-E-F-G starting from Middle C
5. Over what notes should a beginner position his/her left hand?
• C-D-E-F-G starting from Bass C
6. What's one way you can mitigate the problem of slumped wrists?
• Play with a penny/eraser/light weight on the back of your hand

Next Section: In the next section, we will learn to coordinate our music reading with our piano playing.