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Piano

For the grown-up beside a child who loves piano.

The child's own door is Piano on Spark & Anvil.

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At the event

The sideline card

Three numbers to notice

  1. The black keys come in groups of two and three.
  2. Twelve keys, black and white, before the pattern repeats: that is an octave.
  3. The time signature at the start of a piece: how many beats in each bar.

On the way home, ask: “Which piece today would you like to hear again?”

Ask because you are curious, and let any answer stand. Print this page for a half-page card.

Understand it

A short course for you

Where it came from

A little history, and what nobody knows

The first piano

Bartolomeo Cristofori built the first pianos in Florence around 1700. The 88 keys on most pianos today came much later.

The year of Cristofori’s very first piano is not known exactly.

Source: Piano (Wikipedia)

Your child's ladder · on Spark & Anvil

The same idea at every age

  1. Ages 3–5Twos and Threes
  2. Ages 6–8Finger Numbers
  3. Ages 9–14Why 88 Keys?
  4. Ages 15–18Why Twelve Fifths Do Not Fit

Your child will meet this idea again at every age. The tools and courses here are the part for you.