The Piano Keyboard
Music Notes
There are only seven letters used for notes in music. They are:
These notes are known as the musical alphabet. They are the names of the white keys on the keyboard.
The black keys always appear in groups of two or three. The C note is a white key. It is always on the left hand side of a group of two black keys. Find all the C notes on your piano.
How to Find Middle C
The first note you will learn to play is Middle C. Middle C is the note in the middle of the piano keyboard.
Play middle C with the thumb of your right hand.
Fingering
Each finger has its own number. The thumb of each hand is counted as the first finger and has the number 1.
Where required, the fingering to use will be shown next to the note in the music notation.
Class Sessions
1- INTRODUCTION
2- The Dotted Quarter Note
3- The G Chord
4- Turnaround Progressions
5- The C Major Scale
6- The Three Four Time Signature
7- The Quarter Rest
8- The G Major Scale
9- Flat Signs
10- Chords
11- Notes on the Keyboard
12- Chord Charts
13- Key Signatures
14- Broken Chords
15- 12 Bar Blues
16- Easy Chord Substitution
17- Major Chord Chart
18- Minor Chords
19- The Octave
20- The Lead-In
21- Seventh Chords
22- Approach to Practice
23- Key of C Major
24- Changing Chords
25- Arpeggios
26- The Key of F Major
27- Piano Technique
28- Songs with Chords
29- More Titles by LearnToPlayMusic.com
30- The Piano Keyboard
31- How to Read Music
32- Using a Metronome