Learn Piano Notes and Be Speedy

Here we are. The Piano Notes page with the seemingly well known images of piano keyboards.

I say seemingly because many of us believe we know the notes so well. After all, there are only seven white ones and five black ones; and they just repeat over and over again. For the most part this is true. The reality of it is that many times as we progress we need to find notes quickly. Then comes having to find combinations of notes quickly.

So, here we have a labeled keyboard:

If you already know the note names, fine. If this is new to you, take the time you need to be certain of the placement of the seven alphabet names. It's a good idea to note carefully the first white key to the left of the two black keys. That is the infamous C.

Use your own method to pick up speed. Even if you are an intermediate musician, you can pick up some speed practicing a fundamental like this.

The old forwards and backwards method is good for starters. I always like to be good at things slowly and thoroughly before I push for speed. If you have another method that works for you, use it here. Just be sure to build certainty before speed.

Now, here's an unlabeled keyboard:

Care to guess what I'm going to ask you to do now?

That's right. First make certain that the labeled keyboard is out of sight. Then use the same forwards and backwards method, your method, or any method that you used on the labeled keyboard before. The idea here is for your imagination to get clearer and faster, under an air of certainty.

Ready to learn something about music scales and how they can help on the piano? The Music Scales page is for you.

Considering using a keyboard instead of a piano? Piano Keyboard has excellent time saving pointers.

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