We can use the spaces and lines of the Treble Clef or Bass Clef to help us remember the note names. Here is an image of what a middle C flat note looks like when there is an accidental (sharp, flat, or natural – in this case a flat) placed after it: Here is an image of what a middle C sharp note looks like when there is an accidental (sharp, flat, or natural – in this case a sharp) placed after it: Here is an image of what a middle C note looks like (it is also known as C4 because it is the fourth C on the piano counting up from the left): It shows the Bass Clef symbol which is lower down on the piano and more often played with the left hand but can be played with the right hand at times and the Time Signature which tells the performer what rhythm to use as the basic note value (quarter note, 8th note, etc.): Here is an image of what the staff looks like (5 lines and 4 spaces). It shows the Treble Clef symbol which is higher up on the piano and more often played with the right hand but can be played with the left hand at times and the Time Signature which tells the performer what rhythm to use as the basic note value (quarter note, 8th note, etc.): They move up and down alphabetically from space to line and line to space. So in truth, we could have A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, or A#, B#, C#, D#, E#, F#, and G#, or Ab, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb, Fb, and Gb. These 7 musical letters are also arranged on a staff which has 5 lines and 4 spaces. To begin with there are only 7 musical letters used from the alphabet: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Each of these can also either have a sharp symbol (#) placed after it or a flat symbol (b – it looks like a lowercase cursive B) which means the original note is taken up half a step (for sharps) or down half a step on the piano (for flats).
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This will be a very basic intro with a FREE PDF handout piano teachers and students can use to learn the names of the notes (at the bottom of this blog post). That’s okay! One way is not necessarily better than another because what works for one person will not necessarily work for another.
How do we help piano students learn to read notes on the piano and remember what those notes are? Everyone learns differently so everyone will have their own way of learning and remembering the note names on and off of the staff. We all have been there, some of us still are there, and we will always have piano students who need help learning their notes.