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Pathways to Harmony

Chapter 2 Bass clef

and more notation

2.3 Sharps and flats on the keyboard

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Sharps

• A sharp, , after a letter name means play the key to the right, or higher, on the keyboard without skipping over any keys, whether black or white.

• C-sharp, in Example 1, is the black key to the right of C.

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Sharps

• A sharp, , after a letter name means play the key to the right, or higher, on the keyboard without skipping over any keys, whether black or white.

• C-sharp, in Example 1, is the black key to the right of C.

• Listen to C and C#. The second note is a bit higher.

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Sharps

• A sharp, , after a letter name means play the key to the right, or higher, on the keyboard without skipping over any keys, whether black or white.

• C-sharp, in Example 1, is the black key to the right of C.

• Listen to C and C#. The second note is a bit higher.

• If the next key to the right is white, give the key a new second name with a sharp.

• For instance the key for B#, is the same as that for C. See example 2.

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Flats

• A flat, , after a letter means play the key to the left, or lower, on the keyboard without skipping over any keys, whether black or white.

• G-flat, in the example, is the black key to the left of G.

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Flats

• A flat, , after a letter means play the key to the left, or lower, on the keyboard without skipping over any keys, whether black or white.

• G-flat, in the example, is the black key to the left of G.

• Listen to G and G-flat. G-flat is slightly lower.

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Flats

• A flat, , after a letter means play the key to the left, or lower, on the keyboard without skipping over any keys, whether black or white.

• G-flat, in the example, is the black key to the left of G.

• Listen to G and G-flat. G-flat is slightly lower.

• If the next key to the left is white, give the key a second name with a flat.

• For instance the key for C-flat is the same as that for B.

&#Summary for sharps and flats

on the keyboard

• Black keys are always sharps or flats. They have two names.

&#Summary for sharps and flats

on the keyboard

• Black keys are always sharps or flats. They have two names.

• White keys are usually just letter names by themselves

&#Summary for sharps and flats

on the keyboard

• Black keys are always sharps or flats. They have two names.

• White keys are usually just letter names by themselves

• Sometimes though, white keys can be sharps or flats

&#Summary for sharps and flats

on the keyboard

• Black keys are always sharps or flats. They have two names.

• White keys are usually just letter names by themselves

• Sometimes though, white keys can be sharps or flats

• Most keys on the piano have at least two names. Still more names will be introduced in Chapter 7.

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• DO worksheet 2.6