Learning an instrument alwaysВ representsВ a certain challenge вЂ“ regardless of age and musical background. Now that youвЂ™ve learned the вЂњCвЂќ notes, it is time to learn the other 11 notes in an octave. Just look out for a pair of black keys the next white key to the left is always a вЂњCвЂќ note. Note:В Keyboards come in different sizes and with different numbers of keys, so donвЂ™t panic if you count more вЂњCвЂќ notes than in the picture. We will learn all the notes in one octave (1 group) вЂ“ focusing on the octave that contains middle вЂњCвЂќ. In the above picture you can see the octaves on the keyboard and in the notation system вЂ“ from one вЂњCвЂќ to the next. This sequence of notes (12 on the keyboard, 8 in the notation system) is called an octave. In the notation system, on the other hand, there are 8 lines and spaces between the вЂњCвЂќ notes. If you count the white and black keys on the keyboard, you can see that there are 12 keys (notes) between the вЂњCвЂќ notes. To the left and right of it there are additional вЂњCвЂќ notes. Do you recognise middle вЂњCвЂќ in the shaded area? Here you can see further вЂњCвЂќ notes and how they are represented in the notation system. LetвЂ™s get to know some more notes in the notation system and learn how they relate to the keyboard. The above score shows a note вЂ“ middle вЂњCвЂќ. The notation defines which notes have to be played at a certain point in time. Like any language, music is based on rules and uses special symbols. If music is a language, the notation system is like written text. Middle вЂњCвЂќ is located in the middle of this, as well. As the name suggests, it is located at the middle of the keyboard, right in front of you when you sit at the piano. Since it might be a bit difficult to find the вЂњCвЂќ notes at the beginning, just concentrate on middle вЂњCвЂќ for now. This is important to remember, because before playing any song you have to find the вЂњCвЂќ on the keyboard first.Д®xercise:В As a little exercise, try to find all вЂњCвЂќ notesВ on the keyboard. Remember how you can find them on the keyboard? They are always to the left of a pair of black keys. LetвЂ™s take a closer look at the вЂњCвЂќ notes. Each group startsВ with a вЂњCвЂќ note (see mark), which is located to the left of two consecutive black keys.п»ї Look at the graphic above вЂ“ the group is repeatedВ to the left and right several times. Each group consists of 7 white keys and 5 black keys. The notes on this keyboard are grouped into 6 groups of 12В notes. The grey area on the keyboard shows you the notes you should know. If you look at the keyboard for the first time you might think that there are a lot of notes to learn. Step 1: Get to know the keyboard with notes Step 13: Motivational tips when practicing becomes difficult.Step 11: The correct finger position and playing techniques.Step 10: The Waltz and other types of music.Step 8: Playing the piano with both hands.Step 7: Fingering вЂ“ where to put all your fingers?.Step 6: Learning to play a melody on the piano.Step 3: Learning note values on the piano.Step 1: Get to know the keyboard with notes.

Parts of a piano keyboard