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(Kids lesson)
Oct 19, 4:30pm PT

Learn the seven letter names that repeat across the piano, using the black-key pattern as your guide.

Give the keys their names

  1. Find C

    Look immediately to the left of a group of two black keys. That white key is C.

  2. Walk through the letters

    Moving right from C, play C D E F G A B, then C again. The letter sequence starts over after G.

  3. Find the same note elsewhere

    Choose one letter and find it in several octaves. Use the nearby black-key groups instead of counting every key.

The same letter name appears in different registers. Those notes share a name but sound higher or lower. Add sharps and flats after you can confidently locate the natural letter names.