Music Alphabet and Staff

by Keyboards Lover on August 24, 2011

These are letters used over and over on the keyboard to name the white keys. When you play the music alphabet forward, you go up the keyboard to the right:

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A B C D E F G. So when you play the music alphabet backward, you go down the keyboard to the left:

G F E D C B A.

Practice Directions:

1. Play the music alphabet both forward and backward in different places on the keyboard, using the second finger of either hand. Say the letters aloud as you play.

2. Memorize the music alphabet forward and backward.

It is easy to find the white keys and know their names when you look for the sets of 2 and 3 black keys.

A IS BETWEEN THE 2ND AND 3RD KEYS IN THE 3 BLACK SET.

B IS TO THE RIGHT OF THE 3 BLACK KEY SET.

C IS TO THE LEFT OF THE 2 BLACK KEY SET.

D IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 2 BLACK KEY SET.

E IS TO THE RIGHT OF THE 2 BLACK KEY SET.

F IS TO THE LEFT OF THE 3 BLACK KEY SET.

G IS BETWEEN THE 1ST AND 2ND KEYS IN THE 3 BLACK KEY SET.

Practice Directions:

1. Shut your eyes

2. Touch sets of 2 and 3 black-keys with one hand. With the other hand find and name nearby white keys.

3. Memorize a picture of the keyboard.

C POSITION:

L.H. PLAYS:

C D E F G - FINGERING IS 5-4-3-2-1

R.H. PLAYS:

C D E F G - FINGERING IS 1-2-3-4-5

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