Please Layout Piano Keys for me...

Noam started out with my printable layout of piano keys.
It didn't take long before she dropped it.

But first I'd like to point at the directions of the piano so that you'll understand what I mean when I say: "Go higher or lower on the piano."

Directions

How to Tell One Key from the Other?

Now if you look at the keyboard you'll notice there are black keys and white keys.
The black keys are divided to groups of 2's and 3's.

This pattern helps us to orient ourselves on the keyboard.

Try to call out the letter from A to G as fast as possible. Now try to do the same but backwards. Harder, right? :) This is a funny exercise to do and will help you to realize faster where you're at on the piano.

A is the lowest white key on the piano.
The other keys are named respectively after that first A.

It's easy to spot the white keys by the black ones.
Look at the images. This layout piano keys shows you where a specific key is located.

Why should you buy the Piano Keyboard Decals Kit for Beginning Piano Students on Ebay?

This kit is the ideal teaching aid to help beginning piano students learn the keyboard.

24 decals show the position of the note as it appears on the sheet of music, and gives the name of the note by means of a large letter.

These decals are dry-stick/static type that can be removed without leaving any residue after the student is familiar with the keyboard.

Coordinated teaching aids are supplied with the decals to encourage the new student to quickly learn the keyboard.

Now, here am I talking on and on about the layout piano keys lesson but I never stopped to ask you if you already have a keyboard?
It's necessary of course to have a descent piano or a good keyboard in order to practice everything we learn.

If you're hesitating whether to buy a piano or an electronic keyboard I suggest you check our Piano vs. Keyboard page. You'll find there all the advantages and disatvantages of both instruments.

Middle C

Next, I'd like us to start playing piano by ear but before that I suggest you click here to read this page over piano fingering.

If you're already curious about the black key names you can Click here to learn about it, but we'll get there later in our full piano course anyway.

You can also choose to follow the basic piano chords lessons, now that you're familiar with the piano keys names. Click here to go to the Introduction to Piano Chords.