Here's another chart covering the seven keys and where they can be found on your piano or musical keyboard:
The black keys are not called by letters like the white keys. They are referred to by how they relate to the white keys: "B Flat", "F Sharp", "C Sharp", "E Flat", etc. Don't worry about flats and sharps right now - we'll cover that in a later lesson.
Let's quickly discuss how your piano sounds. The low notes (the "deep" ones) are played on the left side of your piano. The key to farthest left is the lowest note. As you make your way up the piano, from left to right, the notes start sounding higher. The highest notes (the "lighter" ones) are played on the right side of your piano. The key to the farthest right is the highest note. As you make your way down the piano, from right to left, the notes start sounding lower.
Right now, focus on learning the names of the white keys and where they are on your piano. Can you find all of the D keys? Can you find middle C and then the A closest to it? Can you find the lowest F and then the highest B? How fast can you do it?
Before reading any more, please sit (or stand - I'm fine with that) at your piano and practice finding and naming keys. Once you're confident that you can identify and play any note (middle C, lowest A, all the Fs, etc.), you're ready for the next lesson! At your own pace, of course. ;)
Lesson Three: The Grand Staff and Fingering
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