| When you learn the piano you will have access to an | | | | move up the piano the sound gets higher and the |
| entire paint palette. The sound of the piano keys range | | | | colour appears to get brighter. At the top end of the |
| from dark purples to bright oranges and yellows. The | | | | piano, these are like bright yellow and white sounds. At |
| sound you produce is only limited by your imagination. | | | | the bottom end, the sound becomes dark and |
| Sit at the centre of your piano and play a note in the | | | | mysterious. |
| middle. The sound is like the middle of the colour | | | | Experiment with the sounds of the piano. Play 2 notes |
| spectrum - like a mid blue. Press 3 adjacent notes | | | | together and see whether they sound harmonious or |
| down together. This gives a murky, muddy sound. | | | | discordant. In the bottom section of the piano, the |
| Now play a white key, miss a key and then play the | | | | sounds need to be played on their own. Because the |
| next white key. Play these 2 piano notes together. | | | | sound is very dark it tends to clash with other low |
| Notice that the sound is bright and clear. This harmony | | | | notes. A very low note sounds more harmonious with |
| is like 2 compatible colours, complementing each other. | | | | a high note. Their colours again become |
| This music interval or distance is called a 3rd. A 3rd | | | | complementary. |
| can be formed between any 2 alternate keys, for | | | | Experimenting with sound is a great way to start |
| example C and E, or G and B. | | | | playing the piano. See what works and what sounds |
| Play 3rds in different parts of the piano. Notice the | | | | like a scalded cat! |
| sound and its colour. On the right hand side as you | | | | |