🎹 Piano for Beginners · Lesson 1 of 7
Getting to know the keyboard
Groups of 2 and 3 black keys, and where C is.
White and black keys
Look at the black keys: they come in groups of two and groups of three, over and over. That pattern is your map. White keys play the “natural” notes; black keys play sharps and flats.
Find C
C is the white key just to the left of every group of two black keys. Find all the Cs on your keyboard. The one closest to the middle (usually under the brand name) is middle C — your home base.
High and low
Going right, the notes get higher. Going left, they get lower. From one C to the next C is called an octave — 8 white keys.
Tip
💡 Play every C on the keyboard from lowest to highest. Same note name, different height!
✏️ Practice: your turn
- Find all the groups of 2 black keys, then all the groups of 3
- Find every C on your keyboard
- Find middle C and play it
- Play from low to high and from high to low — what do you hear?
🧠 Quick quiz
Answer all 4 questions correctly to mark this lesson as done.
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All lessons in Piano for Beginners
- 🎹 1. Getting to know the keyboardGroups of 2 and 3 black keys, and where C is
- 🔤 2. Note namesC D E F G A B — the musical alphabet
- ✋ 3. Hand position and finger numbersFingers 1–5, sitting right and a rounded hand
- 🐑 4. A first song with the right handMary Had a Little Lamb with just three notes
- 🥁 5. Rhythm: the beat and note valuesWhole, half and quarter notes, counting out loud and a metronome
- 🎼 6. Reading notesThe staff, the treble clef, and C-position notes on the page
- 🙌 7. Left hand, both hands and daily practicePlay together, and 10 minutes a day to keep going