The Keyboard

Lesson 6/26 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Singing for Kids
The Keyboard

The Keyboard

The best instrument for learning about both melody and harmony is the piano or any type of keyboard. This is because the notes appear as black and white keys and this makes it easy to understand what is happening on the keyboard as you play. There are only seven letter names used in music - A B C D E F and G. These notes are called the musical alphabet.

On the keyboard, these notes are the names of the white keys. After you reach G, the pattern goes back to A again. If you go higher or lower, you get higher and lower repeats of these notes. An example of this is shown below on the treble staff and then shown on the keyboard below the staff. If you have a friend who plays the keyboard, ask them to show you a bit about what they are doing.

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Class Sessions

1- How We Sing 2- The Note B (ti) 3- The Dotted Quarter Note 4- The Eighth Note 5- The Note A (la) 6- The Lead-in 7- The Three Four Time Signature 8- The Note F (fa) 9- The Note E (mi) 10- How to Read Music 11- A Word About Pitch and Timing 12- Bar Lines 13- Diction 14- The C Major Scale 15- Posture 16- Breathing and Breath Marks 17- The Octave 18- Breathing 19- Singing Along With Others 20- Learning More About Music 21- Breath Control 22- The Keyboard 23- Melody 24- Sol-fa Syllables 25- Referring to the Keyboard 26- How to Find Middle C

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