Now, Let's Play Some Notes!
White Keys and Black Keys Laid Out in a Regular Arrangement
The piano is a musical instrument that produces sound when its keys are pressed.
As shown in the diagram, the piano keyboard layout consists of a regular arrangement of white keys and black keys. Pressing a key causes a certain note to be produced. In the diagram, the white keys are labeled with their names in the musical alphabet and with their tonic names.
First, let's play some notes by pressing the keys.
Musical Instrument Guide : Piano Contents
Origins
Structure
How to Play
How the Instrument is Made
Choosing an Instrument
Care and Maintenance
Trivia
- The White Keys and Black Keys Were Reversed on Pianos in Mozart's Day
- Did Mozart's Piano Have a Pedal-Board?
- Piano with Automatic Accompaniment System in Beethoven's Day
- The Pianos Beloved by the Great Master, Sviatoslav Richter
- The Optimal Material for Piano Frames Is Also Ideal for Motorcycle Engines
- The Piano Soundboard Is a Board that Also Stops Vibrations
- Why Can't There Be More Than 88 Keys on a Piano?
- Why a Grand Piano Keyboard Feels Heavier Than an Upright Keyboard?