Piano Notes

To learn piano, it is very important that you learn which keys are which notes, this will help to create or memorise melodies. There are only seven notes on a piano and five sharp/flat notes. These are C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A# & B. The notes C through to B is known as an octave, this is the full range of notes, after the B note the next note will be C and the notes will continue as listed, however, this is a higher octave which means it will be the same note as the previous C, but higher and the same with the other notes. This also applies going down the scale e.g. before the C will be a B but of a lower octave. The notes inside an octave are known as semi-tones.

One finger per key rule

The one finger per key rule is pretty simple really, you just have to make sure that you always only ever have one finger on a key, using two fingers would most likely result in you pressing another key accidentally. Also you may need the second finger to play the next note.

When playing, especially with chords, you should try and play with your thumb first and then moving across the fingers, this makes it a lot easier to climb up and down the scale.