Piano

The Piano is a very fun instrument to play. It has black and white keys for different notes, each of which has a name (eg. C, D, E, F, G, A, and B for the white notes).

The Piano is arranged in sets of 7 keys; these are known by 2 and 3 pairs of black keys between some white keys.

ContentsEdit

• Introduction
  • Types of Pianos
  • Why Play Piano?
  • Brief History of The Piano
  • The Basics
• Reading Music
  • Rhythm
    • Fundamental Rhythm
      • Audio Examples
    • Rhythmic Notation
  • Melody
    • Single Notes
    • One Note per Clef
  • Harmony
    • Four Part Harmony
    • Figured Bass
  • Bach and Mozart
  • Leadsheets
  • Treble Clef and Bass Clef
  • Notes of the Staves
  • Ledger Lines
  • Fingering
  • Value
  • Rests
  • Measures
  • Time Signatures
  • Tied Notes
  • Accidentals
  • Key Signature
  • Intervals
  • Pickup Measures
  • Repetitions
• Playing by Ear
  • Practicing Playing by Ear
    • Playing by Ear: Lesson 01
    • Playing by Ear: Lesson 02
• Other pages (Please either incorporate these into the text or mark them for deletion by typing {{delete|Reason for deletion}} on each page. Thanks.)
  • Chords (and pop examples)
  • Scales
  • Piano Practice
  • Pedals
  • How Piano Works
  • Alternative Notation: Klavar