G DeBenedetti

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Pathways to Harmony

• Chapter 2 Bass clef
• and more notation
• 2.3 Sharps and flats on the keyboard

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Sharps

• A sharp, , after a letter name means play the key
  to the right, or higher, on the keyboard without
  skipping over any keys, whether black or white.
• C-sharp, in Example 1, is the black key to the
  right of C.

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Sharps

• A sharp, , after a letter name means play the key
  to the right, or higher, on the keyboard without
  skipping over any keys, whether black or white.
• C-sharp, in Example 1, is the black key to the
  right of C.
• Listen to C and C. The second note is a bit
  higher.

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Sharps

• A sharp, , after a letter name means play the key
  to the right, or higher, on the keyboard without
  skipping over any keys, whether black or white.
• C-sharp, in Example 1, is the black key to the
  right of C.
• Listen to C and C. The second note is a bit
  higher.
• If the next key to the right is white, give the
  key a new second name with a sharp.
• For instance the key for B, is the same as that
  for C. See example 2.

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Flats

• A flat, , after a letter means play the key to
  the left, or lower, on the keyboard without
  skipping over any keys, whether black or white.
• G-flat, in the example, is the black key to the
  left of G.

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Flats

• A flat, , after a letter means play the key to
  the left, or lower, on the keyboard without
  skipping over any keys, whether black or white.
• G-flat, in the example, is the black key to the
  left of G.
• Listen to G and G-flat. G-flat is slightly lower.

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Flats

• A flat, , after a letter means play the key to
  the left, or lower, on the keyboard without
  skipping over any keys, whether black or white.
• G-flat, in the example, is the black key to the
  left of G.
• Listen to G and G-flat. G-flat is slightly lower.
• If the next key to the left is white, give the
  key a second name with a flat.
• For instance the key for C-flat is the same as
  that for B.

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Summary for sharps and flatson the keyboard

• Black keys are always sharps or flats. They have
  two names.

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Summary for sharps and flatson the keyboard

• Black keys are always sharps or flats. They have
  two names.
• White keys are usually just letter names by
  themselves

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Summary for sharps and flatson the keyboard

• Black keys are always sharps or flats. They have
  two names.
• White keys are usually just letter names by
  themselves
• Sometimes though, white keys can be sharps or
  flats

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Summary for sharps and flatson the keyboard

• Black keys are always sharps or flats. They have
  two names.
• White keys are usually just letter names by
  themselves
• Sometimes though, white keys can be sharps or
  flats
• Most keys on the piano have at least two names.
  Still more names will be introduced in Chapter 7.

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Your turn

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• DO worksheet 2.6