Mini Piano Lesson - Part 2 - How to Remember the Names of the White Keys

- You will notice that the piano keyboard has groups ofunderneath C). A good way to remember this note
two and three black keys, and this pattern repeats(besides the fact that it's just left of C), is "B for Bright,
over the entire keyboard.on the Right of the 3 black keys).
- There are seven letter names for the white keys: A,- Similarly, F (which is just right of E), is on the left of
B, C, D, E, F and G. These letter names repeat overthe 3 black notes. Think of the rhyme "F on the Left of
and over on the keyboard.the 3 black keys".
- The easiest note to remember is D. This note lies- The remaining letters are G and A, which are the
just between the group of two black keys. Test yourtwo keys in the middle of the 3 black keys, falling just
knowledge of this by pointing out or playing all the D'sbetween F on the left and B on the right.
on the keyboard.- Test yourself on all the white keys by randomly
- Once you know D, it is easy to find C and E. C is onpointing and naming. Then start from very top (right of
the left of D and E is on the right of D. So the threethe keyboard), and play each note backwards, saying
notes that lie beneath the group of two black keys isthe letter names as you go (eg. C, B, A, G, F, E...)
C, D, and E. Test your recognition of these but picking- As a final test, ask anyone you know to point to a
out all the C's on the piano and all the E's. Maybe getwhite key (or more than one), and name them as
someone to point to any one of the three, and bequickly as possible.
quick to name them.- Following these guideline, it should take less than 30
- Have a look at the groups of 3 black keys. You'llminutes to learn all the names of the piano keyboard's
notice that there are 4 white keys underneath. Thewhite keys.
one on the right of the 3 black keys, is B (just