The keyboard: finding C-D-E
A map of the keyboard
Black keys come in groups of two and three - that is the map. C is the white key just left of a group of two black keys. Find the C in the middle of the keyboard: that is middle C (C4).
From C, the white keys going right are D, E, F, G, A, B - then C again.
CDEFG
Five notes - five fingers
Place your right hand with the thumb (1) on C and play up: C(1) - D(2) - E(3) - F(4) - G(5), then back down. Slow and even - listen to every note.
Check yourself
1. Where is the note C?
2. Which right-hand finger plays E in the five-finger position from C?