Basic Tips You Should Learn as A Piano Beginner

Tips 1: HOW TO READ PIANO NOTES Each key on a piano uses seven basic notes

C, D, E, F, G, A, B

These notes repeat themselves all over the keyboard.

Tips 2: THE CLEF

Treble Clef

Usually (but not always!), seeing a treble clef means you have to play that section of music with your right hand.

Bass Clef

Usually (but not always!), seeing a bass clef means you play that section of music with your left hand.

Tips 3: Read Notes Faster

Use these popular acronyms to memorize the names of notes by using the first letter of each word.

Tips 4: Note Values

Let us focus on note values first. The “biggest” note is the whole note. One whole note can be divided into two half notes, and one half note divides into two quarter notes. We can keep dividing notes like this: