starting for the first key on the left all the way to the end what are the keys of a elec. piano. I want to try and teach myself the piano. thanks!!
2007-08-15 02:02:02 · 11 answers · asked by yenta 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Classical
They are in groups of 8, if you look at the white keys only.
The black keys are in groups of 2 and 3, alternating.
If you pick any group of 2 black keys and then look at the white key to the left of them, that is always a "C."
C is the beginning of an octave (octave=group of 8 notes).
Play a C, any C, and then play the next 7 white keys to the right of it. you just played an octave. C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C
The last note you played was also a C, the next C on the piano.
The key all the way on the left of a piano isn't a C, and I don't think the one on the right is either. Because they piano keyboard starts in the middle of an octave, and ends that way too.
But anyway, the black keys are sharps and flats. They are basically notes between notes. For instance, the black key that comes right after C is C-sharp (or C#). It is between C and D.
Anyway there is no way I can tell you all you need to know in this post, even if I knew it myself. lol
So get a good book or video on learning piano. Or better yet, take lessons if you can. That is the best way to go.
An electric keyboard may have less keys, but the keys it does have are arranged in the same way a piano is. A regular piano has 88 keys. Electric keyboards can have 88, 61, 49, 32 or even only 25 keys.
2007-08-15 02:14:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how many keys you have on it. If you have an 88 key, then it will always start on A. Umm, I'm not sure on how to answer this. I guess A, then the next key could be A# or b flat, B, C, C#/D flat,D,D#/E flat,E,F,F#/G flat, G, G#/A flat, and then repeats itsself. Seriously, I would consider piano lessons, but I guess it's your decision. Oh, and on the 6? keyboard I also have it starts on C. I also have a piano.
2007-08-15 02:16:27 · answer #2 · answered by eidfnvjdls;aoe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to start with middle C. In the middle of your keyboard. The keys run C D E F G A B C D E F G. THe black keys are flats and sharps. Flats run down the board and sharps run up You should really get yourself a good beginners book. There are websites out there to help too.
http://pianoeducation.org/pnolnont.html
http://www.hearandplay.com/pianochords.html
Piano student myself
2007-08-15 02:22:40 · answer #3 · answered by Lynn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to get a book that will tell you what the notes are... People telling you A, A#, B, etc. does not really help you... electric keyboards are made differently. So, get a book and learn the keys on your own... that's how you have to do it. You can even find a picture online of a keyboard, which would help you out a lot more.
2007-08-15 02:12:13 · answer #4 · answered by joedudez 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi there, Mamianka may have given you an answer you might not like, but it is a good one. If you're trying to conceptualise the topography of this 88-key thing, devilishly devised to torment pianists, by working rather arbitrarily 'from left to right', even if you got an answer you thought you could do something with, it wouldn't work in practice. Would merely listing the controls on a car's dashboard teach me how to drive?
Mamianka's given you tart advice, perhaps, but it's none the worse for it. Why not profit by it. Enjoy the ride, with a good teacher's guidance. :-)
All the best.
2007-08-15 14:35:56 · answer #5 · answered by CubCur 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If there are 88 keys, the lowest is a low A, the highest a high C. C is always the whlte not just to the left of two black notes.
2007-08-15 10:16:42 · answer #6 · answered by Legandivori 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the time it will take you to read and FIGURE OUT all of the other answers, you could CALL A PIANO teacher and take your first lesson. Or - you can continue to beat your head against the wall. You will find that it is VERY HARD to teach yourself - and you will teach yourself many errors, too.
2007-08-15 03:59:43 · answer #7 · answered by Mamianka 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
c c# d d# e f f# g g# a a# b c (and it repeats)
or if you prefer,
do re me fa so la ti do
sharps(#s) are the black keys on the right of the white keys, the black keys can also be called the flats of the key on the left. yep, and there are no black keys between e & f, b&c.
have fun experimenting with the piano, but i'd recommend buying a few basic books so you can try to learn to play some simple songs before trying something else.
2007-08-15 02:11:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
get a teacher and use a real piano.
2007-08-16 06:43:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how many keys you've got.
2007-08-15 02:12:38 · answer #10 · answered by since you asked 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋