Lesson 1: Naming the white keys
Category: Lessons, Music Theory, Practice and Performance
The first thing you will need to know when learning the piano is what the keys on the keyboard are called and how to find them.
Each white key on the keyboard is named after a letter of the alphabet. The notes A, B, C, D, E, F and G repeat up and down the keyboard. Easy, right? The only thing left to know is which key is which!
Take a close look at your keyboard and try to notice the pattern that the black keys form. It is easy to see that the black keys on the keyboard are clustered into groups of two and three. Find a group of two black keys on the keyboard – the white note directly to the left of that group is C. Now find a group of three black keys on the keyboard – the white note directly to the left of the three black keys is F. Now fill in the blanks! It’s that easy. The key to the right of G is A. Practice finding and naming the notes on the keyboard – become comfortable with the piano keyboard.
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Posted on October 18th, 2008 by sharlene
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February 25th, 2009 at 4:15 am
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