Piano

Summary

Learn to play piano and read music by memorizing notes on the keyboard and the musical staff. Click all of the "start memorizing" buttons sequentially, to start simple and gradually build on your knowlege. Use multiple choice mode if you are a beginner.

Hints

First, memorize one octave on the piano keyboard. An "octave" consists of 12 keys - 7 white and 5 black. This tutorial will ignore the black keys (sharps and flats) for simplicity. Notes that are an octave apart (12 keys apart) sound similar to each other.

 

 

Key(s)	Note
1	C
2	D
3 (two notes)	E F
4 (two notes)	G A
5	B
	memorize

All Notes

Now learn the notes individually.

 

Key	Note
	C
	D
	E
	F
	G
	A
	B
	memorize

Music Notation Hints

Now, begin to memorize notes on the staffs. The two "staffs" that are most frequently used are the treble staff and bass staff. Here are some hints to make it easier.

 

Staff	Description
	Treble Clef
	Bass Clef
	B (treble)
	D (bass)
	A C E (treble)
	A C E (bass)
	memorize

More hints

Staff	Notes
	E F E F (treble)
	G A G A (bass)
	E B F (treble)
	G D A (bass)
	F A C E (treble)
	A C E G (bass)
	E G B D F (treble - "Every Good Boy Does Fine"")
	memorize

Treble Staff

Now learn which note goes with each mark. After you spend a few minutes and get them down, try getting some sheet music and playing a simple song or two!

 

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Staff	Note
	F (6)
	E (6)
	D (6)
	C (6)
	B (5)
	A (5)
	G (5)
	F (5)
	E (5)
	memorize

Bass Staff

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Staff	Note
	G (3)
	A (3)
	B (3)
	C (4)
	D (4)
	E (4)
	F (4)
	G (4)
	A (4)
	memorize