DAY 1 Introduction to the Piano

Prepared by teacher Cyrill

Duration: 1 Hr.

Introduction
The word piano is a shortened form of pianoforte, The Italian musical terms piano and forte.
“piano” – soft
“forte” – loud
Basic Types:
1. Grand

2. Upright

3. Digital
Parts of the Piano

Finger Numbering
Let’s locate C!

In the piano keyboard, there are groups of blacks keys; Group of 3’s and Group of 2’s. look for a
Group of 2 black keys go the nearest white key to the left; and there you go you got C!

Group of 2’s Group of 3’s

Musicians use the English letters A B C D E F and G to identify note frequencies or simply notes
(“Do-Re-Mi” is used for solfeggio which help train ears to better hear pitch relationships and
intervals).

We are going to learn a song in you first lesson!

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