Beginner Flashcards
There are how many notes on the Keyboard?
Notes on a piano are grouped in sets of 12 notes.
Each group has 7 white keys and 5 black keys
Each group of notes on the Keyboard start with what?
each group start with “C “
“C “is always the first white key that is to the left of two black keys.
The special “ c” on the piano is called what?
This special “C” is calledmiddle C. It’s calledmiddle Cbecause, when you sit down at the piano to play, it is the “C” that is straight in front of you and in the middle of the keyboard.
What is an Octaves?
This spacing of 12 half steps (includes white and black notes) on the keyboard or 8 (includes lines and spaces) on the staff, is called anOctave.
What is a Sharps?
A note or key with a higher pitch.
“#” sign next to a note means sharps
Example:
C#–D#–F#–G#–A#
What is a Flats?
A key or note with a lower pitch.
A note with this “b” sign next to it means it is fatten.
Example:
Db–Eb–Gb–Ab–Bb
What is a half step on the Keyboard?
The smallest interval on the piano
What is a whole step?
A whole step is made up of two half steps.
What are cords?
Cord occurs when three or more notes are played at the same time.
The “C” major cord consist of what keys or notes ?
“C”,”E”,”G”
The most common piano chords include:
include:
A major (A).A - C# - E
A minor (Am).A - C - E
C major (C).C - E - G
C minor (Cm).C - Eb - G
D major (D).D - F# - A
D minor (Dm).D - F - A
E major (E).E - G# - B
E minor (Em).E - G - B
F major (F).F - A - C
F minor (Fm).F - Ab - C
G major (G).G - B - D
G minor (Gm).G - Bb - D
What is a root note?
this is the note the chord is named after
The most common type of keyboard or piano chord is?
A triad contains a root note and two other notes, most often the notes that produce the intervals of a third and fifth above the root note.
WHAT ARE PIANO INTERVALS?
The distance between piano notes (called an interval) determines how they sound when played together. Intervals are measured in half-steps and whole-steps.
WHAT ARE MAJOR PIANO CHORDS?
The most common triad, or three-note chord, is the major chord.
HOW DO YOU PLAY A MAJOR CHORD ON THE PIANO?
To play a major chord, begin by choosing a root note, which can be any of the keyboard notes From the root note, count up two whole steps. This note is the “third,” named for being the third note in the key beginning with the root note. From the third, count up one-and-a-half steps, or three half steps. This note is the “fifth.”
When you play these three keyboard notes together, you hear a major triad, which has a happy sound. Major keyboard chords are used in almost every rock and pop song.
Common major piano chords include:
C major (C).C - E - G
C# major (C#). C# - E# - G#
D major (D).D - F# - A
Eb major (Eb).Eb - G - Bb
E major (E).E - G# - B
F major (F).F - A - C
F# major (F#).F# - A# - C#
G major (G).G - B - D
Ab major (Ab).Ab - C - Eb
A major (A).A - C# - E
Bb major (Bb).Bb - D - F
B major (B).B
what are Root?
The root is the base note of the chord and determines its name. For example, in a C major chord, the root note is ‘C’. It’s the foundation upon which other notes are stacked to form the chord.
What is the Third in a cord formation?
The third is the second note in the chord and is usually a third above the root in the scale. It determines the quality of the chord, i.e., whether it’s major (if it’s a major third from the root) or minor (if it’s a minor third from the root). In a C major chord, ‘E’ is the third.
What is the fifth in a cord formation?
The fifth is the third note in the chord and is typically a fifth above the root in the scale. It adds fullness to the sound of the chord. In most chords, the fifth is a perfect fifth from the root, but in diminished or augmented chords, it can be a diminished fifth or an augmented fifth respectively. In a C major chord, ‘G’ is the fifth.
What is Inversions?
Chords are often played in different arrangements known as inversions. For every triad, there are three possible positions: root position, first inversion, and second inversion. In root position, the root note is the lowest sounding note(C – E – G). In the first inversion, the third is the lowest sounding note(E – G – C).
And in second inversion, the fifth is the lowest sounding note (G – C –
