How experienced are you with classical piano?

This is a quiz that tests your knowledge of classical piano and your capabilities as a performer. It quizzes your experience with major piano composers and your technical skills on the piano.

By the end of this quiz, you should have a pretty good idea of your standing as a classical pianist (that is, if you've answered every question accurately).

Created by: Caleb

What is your experience with Fur Elise?
- Too much.
- I can play it.
- I've tried it, but it's too difficult.
- I've never tried it but I might later on.
- What's Fur Elise?
How do you feel about Mozart's Rondo Alla Turca?
- It's fairly easy.
- It's alright, I can play it.
- It's pretty difficult.
- I can't...I just...can't..
- Rondo alla what now?
Have you ever performed any Beethoven sonatas?
- Yep- later works like the Hammerklavier.
- Yep- stuff like the Waldstein and Appassionata.
- Yep- Pathetique and Tempest are about my level.
- Only the easier ones.
- Nope, I'm not there yet.
- What is a sonata?
How much of the music you perform is memorized?
- All of it.
- It's mostly memorized.
- Some of it.
- Not much.
- None at all.
- I don't know a single piece, let alone have it memorized.
Do you have any experience with any of Chopin's Preludes/Nocturnes/Waltzes?
- Yeah, but they're not in my standard repertoire- not advanced enough.
- Yep, they were fun.
- Yes! I play them all the time!
- Nope, but I hope to someday. They're too hard.
- I don't have a clue about what these are.
Have you played any of Chopin's Etudes?
- Yes. They're all fun pieces, not too hard.
- Yep- but some of them are really challenging.
- Yes, but most of them are too hard for me.
- Nope. Waaayyy out of my difficulty level.
- Don't know what these are.
What is the longest piece you have performed from memory?
- Over an hour.
- 30-60 minutes.
- 10-30 minutes.
- 5-10 minutes.
- Less than 5 minutes.
- I've never memorized a piece in my life.
Can you play the major and minor scales?
- Both hands, seven octaves, easy.
- Yeah, couple octaves at a time.
- Not all of them, but I can play some.
- Nope. Only the easiest ones.
- Not at all.
Can you play chromatic scales?
- Up and down the keyboard, both hands, smooth as can be.
- Yeah, both hands. But not so fast.
- Only a hand at a time.
- Nope.
How well do you play octaves?
- I can play them almost as fast as I play normal notes.
- They're fine. I can play them fairly fast.
- I can deal with them but I get tired pretty quickly.
- Octaves are really clunky.
- Don't know what an octave is.
Have you ever played any Rachmaninov?
- Yessir. His piano concertos and etudes aren't so difficult.
- Yeah, and his hard stuff is really challenging.
- Yep, but only his easier preludes.
- Nope. Too hard.
- Rach-what?
Do you often play in competitions?
- Yes, and I win them- even internationally famous ones.
- Yeah, and I do pretty well, even on a state level.
- Yep, but mostly local ones. I win, though.
- I participate in local ones and I do OK.
- I enter the local ones only to lose all the time.
- Nope.
Do you perform as a main form of making money?
- Yes.
- No.
Have you ever performed Liszt?
- Yeah, even the hardest transcriptions and etudes. They're not that bad.
- Yeah, and the harder pieces are brutal.
- Yes, stuff like 'Liebestraum'.
- Nope. Too hard.
- This guy's name means nothing to me.
Have you ever performed Godowsky?
- Yeah, it's about my level. Especially his Etudes and Chopin studies.
- Yes, and it's really hard.
- I've played his pieces but they're too difficult for me to perform.
- Nope, they're insane.
- Don't know who that is.
Have you ever performed Alkan?
- I've played and performed his 12 Minor Etudes and other stuff.
- Yeah, stuff like his Major Etudes and easier works.
- Nope, way too hard.
- I don't know who Alkan is.
Have you ever performed anything by Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji?
- Yep. His pieces are quirky and exciting!
- Yes, and I nearly died.
- Nope, I'm not mentally insane.
- Is that a name or something that you take pills to get rid of?

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