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Identify the black keys.Using the image below, identify and learn the black keys

on the keyboard.

Note that each black key has two possible names. For example, there is C sharp

(C) and D flat (D). What you call this note depends on what key you are in or

what chord you are playing. Here are the names of the notes on the black keys:

1stblack key in the group is C or D

2ndblack key in the group is D or E

3rdblack key in the group is F or G

4thblack key in the group is G or A

5thblack key in the group is A or B

Notice that to find the note of a black key, you either go to the white key

immediately before (to the left of) it and use a sharp sign, or you go to the white

key immediately after (to the right of) it and use a flat sign.

Find the octave the note is in.Use the image below as a reference.

Start by finding Middle C. This note belongs in the octave 4, and is highlighted in

red, above.

Go down or up to reach the octave that your key is in, decreasing or increasing

the octave number respectively as you go.
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4 Learn what the notes look like.Learning what the written notes look like can alsohelp you understand the relationship of the notes.

Here is a chart showing what the white notes look like, musically, starting at C4

(the C in the 4th octave).

Here is a chart showing what the black notes look like, musically, starting at C4.On the top line, the notes are written as sharps. On the bottom line notes are

written as flats. Though they look different, they sound exactly the same.

1 Start at the first key to the left.This is the lowest note playable and it isdesignated A0 (the A at the zeroth octave).
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Go up (to the right) the keyboard using only the white keys.The keys you'll

encounter are detailed as follows:

First (left-most or lowest) white key is: A0

2ndwhite key is: B0

3rdwhite key is: C1

Follow the pattern.Notice and repeat the following pattern for the remainder of the

white keys, starting at the third white key:

3rdwhite key is: C1

4thwhite key is: D1

5thwhite key is: E1

6thwhite key is: F1

7thwhite key is: G1

8thwhite key is: A1

9thwhite key is: B1

10thwhite key is: C2

Notice how, after reaching B1, the pattern will repeat again for the next higher

octave: C2. This pattern continues up the keyboard: C2 to C3, C3 to C4, and so

on.

Learn the black keys.Starting at the lowest black note on the keyboardat the

leftmost sidethe first black key is A0 or B0.

The symbol is read as sharp', and the symbol is read asflat.

Move up (to the right) in the keyboard, you'll find the following group of 5

black keys immediately after the first black key:

2ndblack key is C1 or D1.

3rdblack key is D1 or E1.

4thblack key is F1 or G1.

5thblack key is G1 or A1.

6thblack key is A1 or B1.

As with the white keys, the black keys continue the same pattern up the keyboard.


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Memorize all the white and black notes for one octaveC to C. Once you have those

memorized, they are exactly the same for every octave on the keyboard. Whether your

keyboard has 2 octaves or 8, it's all the same!

When starting to learn the piano, spend time watching your hands and learning the right

position. Practice the proper posturewhen playing as this is very important as you

progress. It is always harder to undo bad habits!

Do not write the names of the notes directly onto a piano or keyboard. Some

keyboards have the note names written already so if you really want that feature, buy

one of those. However, the practice itself is not recommended. While it may seem

easier at first, It will become a crutch that will actually slow down your progress.

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You might want to print the diagrams above at first.

The dedication of some time to learning and memorizing the notes on the keyboard.

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