Piano 101 Lesson 1The Basics of Piano Brittany

Piano 101 Lesson 1…The Basics of Piano Brittany Ayala - CIS 1020

Lesson Plan v Piano Q & A v Piano Tone Range v Music Staff v Clef Signs – Treble & Bass v Grand Staff v End of First Lesson Brittany Ayala - CIS 1020

Piano Question & Answer Question Answer How many keys on a full size piano? 88 Total; 52 White & 36 Black Is there a pattern in the key arrangement? 7 1/3 Octaves of C, D, E, F, G, A, B What is the difference between white and black White keys are musical tones; Black keys are half step intervals keys? What is the lowest note? A 0; A in the 0 th octave What is the highest note? C 8; C in the 8 th octave What is middle C? The middle C tone Brittany Ayala - CIS 1020

Piano Tone Range Frequency By Key Frequency (Hz) 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 0 11 22 33 44 55 Key # Brittany Ayala - CIS 1020 66 77 88

Music Staff Set of 5 lines and 4 spaces Correspond with keys on a piano Brittany Ayala - CIS 1020

Clefs Treble Clef – Indicates that the right hand will be used to play Bass Clef – Indicates that the left hand will be used to play Brittany Ayala - CIS 1020

Grand Staff Two music staffs together; used when both left and right hands are to be used Brittany Ayala - CIS 1020

End Of First Lesson Please Do Come Back! Brittany Ayala - CIS 1020

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