Music · Music Theory · Lesson 2
Seven Letter Names
Name the repeating musical alphabet and find C.
One idea
Plain-language explanation
Music uses seven letter names: A B C D E F G. Then the pattern starts again at A. On a keyboard, find a group of two black keys. The white key immediately to their left is C.
Do this now
Three tiny steps
- Find any two black keys together.
- Touch the white key just to their left: that is C.
- Say the alphabet forward: A B C D E F G A.
Two-minute practice
Try it yourself
Find three different C keys. They all have the same letter name, just higher or lower voices.
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Which white key is C?