How To Learn The Notes on a Piano or Keyboard in 15 Minutes?

Have you ever wondered how keyboard players memorize all the notes on the keyboard?

Has playing the keyboard been something you have wanted to do but put it off because it looks too challenging and you don't have enough spare time for playing?

Well it will please you to know that learning the notes on the piano or keyboard is quite easy. They just repeat a simple easy pattern all the way up the keyboard, regardless of what size your piano or keyboard is.

The repetitive pattern is - A B C D E F G, and this will repeat throughout the keyboard. So you have just seven notes to consider in music and this will continue up the keyboard on the white notes.

So you may be wondering where the black notes fit into all this?

Well, the black keys consist of five different notes, and these can be described as sharps or flats depending on which direction the music is travelling and also bearing in mind the key signature your song is written in.

You can actually have sharps and flats on the white notes as well, but this is for advanced players, so as a beginner just focus your time learning the sharps and flats on the black keys.

If you are using the black keys as sharps then the notes will be C# D# F# G# and A#.

If you are using the black keys as flats then the notes will be Db Eb Gb Ab and Bb.

Something else to look out for too is that you won't always be required to play all the black notes in one song. It may be you have to play one sharp or one flat, again depending on the key signature.

You will never mix sharps and flats up in your music either unless it is specified throughout the song with a change of key signature. This is indicated at the start of a new bar.

If you are unsure of how to work out any one black note but you are told it is a SHARP in your piece of music, remember that sharps are to the RIGHT of a white note.

If you are working out a black note that is described as a FLAT remember that flats are to the LEFT of a white note.

To familiarise yourself with all the different notes on the keyboard, set yourself a challenge of randomly picking individual notes. Do this from different directions, both ascending and descending. This will help to give you a feel for where all the notes are and will help you when you start to play full pieces of music.

If you are a beginner to piano or keyboard then get off on the right foot by playing some easy piano and keyboard songs to build your confidence: Easy Piano Keyboard Songs

There are some fantastic tips and resources for piano and keyboard here: Beginner Piano Keyboard Songs

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