Preparing
Chapter 1: Getting to Know the Piano
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Get acquainted with your instrument: choosing between acoustic and electronic pianos, setting up your bench, finding the white and black keys, and what each pedal does.
Acoustic and Electronic Pianos
Understand how acoustic pianos make sound with felt hammers and strings versus the digital signals of electronic keyboards, and what that means for your setup.
Finding the White and Black Keys
Make sense of the keyboard layout by spotting the two-and-three black-key groups and using the A-to-G music alphabet to name the white keys.
How to Use the Pedals
Explore the pedals on your piano, focusing on how the sustain (damper) pedal lets notes ring out for a fuller, more resonant sound.
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The pictures and basic explanations of the keyboard are awesome. Love the humor!
todo está muy bien, solo faltó de decir que qué notas se representan con las letras: C = DO D = RE E = MI F = FA G = SOL A = LA B = SI Porque creo que algunos se podrían confundir sin saber cuál letra representa a qué nota
Everything is great; the only thing missing was an explanation of which notes the letters represent: C = DO D = RE E = MI F = FA G = SOL A = LA B = SI Because I think some people might get confused without knowing which letter represents which note.
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Note finder
Pick a note and see every place it sits on the piano keyboard, named — and tap any key to hear it.
Note reading trainer
Practice reading the treble, alto or bass staff: a note appears, you click it on the piano. Instant feedback, the note plays, your score tracks.
Tap tempo (BPM tapper)
Tap the button or the space bar in time with any music and it reads the tempo back in BPM, with a matching tempo marking.
Metronome
Set the tempo and time signature and practice in steady time, or open the Pro tab for subdivisions, per-beat accents, a speed trainer, a gap trainer, click sounds, and recording yourself under the click — all free, right in your browser.
Virtual piano
Play a piano in your browser — use your mouse, touch, or computer keyboard. Real piano sound, and a free Pro tab with up to 61 keys, sustain, MIDI keyboard input, a metronome, and recording.
Accidental calculator
Pick a key and a note letter and it tells you the sharp, flat, or natural that letter carries in that key, spells the note, and shows it on the staff.