How to Letter a Piano Keyboard

How to Letter a Piano Keyboard
Published: Jul 24, 2010
Updated: Feb 23, 2021
2 minute read

Beginning musicians learning to play the piano may find it helpful to label some of the notes with their corresponding letter names. This can serve as a valuable learning tool and is an easy task to accomplish with the proper tools.

Things You'll Need:

Things You Will Need

  • Small, Round Labels
  • Masking Tape
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    Write the letters A, B, C, D, E, F and G on individual small, round labels. As an alternative, write them on pieces of masking tape or use small letter stickers.

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    Find the note middle "C" on the piano. This will serve as the starting point for your labeling. To find middle "C," locate the set of two black notes that is closest to the center of the keyboard. "C" is the first white key to the left of the pair.

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    Place the label onto the "C" key and continue labeling up the keyboard. Going left to right from C, the notes go D,E,F,G,A,B and repeat the cycle starting again at C.

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    Repeat the process of writing the letters and labeling the keys for the number of notes you wish to label on the keyboard.

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