| Have you ever wondered what all those keys on a | | | | to look at the whole keyboard, just this once. If you |
| piano are called? Each black and white key has its | | | | don't have a piano or a keyboard, you can easily find a |
| own name. You may think as a novice, that you don't | | | | picture on the internet of a piano or keyboard. |
| need to know what every single key is called and you | | | | Throughout the whole keyboard you should see a |
| would be right, but there is a simple way to remember | | | | definite pattern of two black notes and three black |
| the names of every single white key on a piano | | | | notes and then again and again. Now, we want to pick |
| keyboard. | | | | one of these patterns or sections. I recommend you |
| Whatever keyboard you are using, the easiest way to | | | | look to about the middle of the keyboard and find two |
| memorize the note names is not to look at the entire | | | | black notes. The white note just before the two black |
| keyboard but at just one part of the keyboard, for the | | | | notes is called C, now moving to the right, play the |
| reason that there are only seven white notes names | | | | very next white note, this is called D and then the next |
| to learn. after you have learned what these notes are | | | | white note to the right is called E. When you see this |
| called you will know what each white note on a | | | | kind of pattern of two black notes anywhere on a |
| keyboard is called. | | | | piano keyboard, anywhere in the world, you now also |
| So here are the seven white notes you have to learn. | | | | know the names of the white notes |
| C, D, E, F, G, A and B. Some teachers would rather | | | | The next shape you are looking for is three black |
| introduce these letters alphabetically, that is starting | | | | notes together and these notes are surrounded by |
| with A rather than C. This is just a preference, I would | | | | four white notes. Starting from the left again these |
| rather start on C because when you start to play the | | | | notes are called F, G, A and B. That's it; you have |
| piano C, is going to be an important reference note | | | | learned all the white notes on a keyboard. The two |
| and most beginners wont even play A on there first | | | | black note and three note shapes are repeated on the |
| lesson, were as C will be an important first lesson note. | | | | whole keyboard and so are the notes. With a little bit |
| Once you have memorized the notes you will know | | | | of practice you should be able to find any note on the |
| what every white note on a piano is, well almost. We | | | | piano. Just remember that every two black note |
| need to match the note names to the actual notes on | | | | shapes are surrounded by C, D and E, and every |
| the piano. As mentioned above, we are going to look | | | | three note shape is surrounded by F, G, A and B. |
| at a section of the piano keyboard, but first I want you | | | | |