The Learning Area - Section 4
How To Read & Write Music
Find Where the Notes Fall on Keyboard
On a keyboard, the white keys are the "natural" notes, and the black keys are the "sharp" and "flat" notes. Naturals, sharps and flats are discussed further in Section 6.
Middle C, discussed in Step 2, is a natural (white) key, and is approximately the center key of a piano, which has 88 keys. Some keyboards have less than 88 keys, but the same basic rule applies.
As you'll notice (especially if you're looking at a keyboard), not all notes have sharps or flats (there's no C or F flat, nor is there B or E sharp).
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Section 1 - Introduction
Section 2 - Names of Notes & Clefs
Section 3 - Find Where the Notes Fall on Staves
Section 4 - Find Where the Notes Fall on Keyboard
Section 5 - Understand Note Length
Section 6 - Understand Time Signatures
Section 7 - Understand Key Signatures