| The first thing you need to memorise before playing | | | | called you will know what each white note on a |
| the piano is the piano notes. What are they called? A | | | | keyboard is called. |
| standard piano keyboard has 88 keys on it including | | | | So here are the seven white notes you need to learn. |
| the black notes. The first notes to learn are the white | | | | C, D, E, F, G, A and B. Certain teachers would |
| notes, but how do go about learning the names of all | | | | preferably introduce these letters alphabetically, that is |
| those white notes. | | | | starting with A rather than C. This is just a preference, |
| Whatever keyboard you are using, the easiest way to | | | | I favour starting on C because when you start to play |
| memorize the note names is not to look at the full | | | | the piano C, is going to be an important reference note |
| keyboard but at just one part of the keyboard, | | | | and most beginners wont even play A on there first |
| because there are only seven white notes names to | | | | lesson, were as C will be an important first lesson note. |
| learn. after you have learned what these notes are | | | | |