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Summary: Learn about middle C on the piano in this free how-to video clip piano lesson on how to play basic chords on the piano.
Dani Rhodes is a professional actress, singer, dancer & musician, based in New York City. She also teaches all of the above throughout New York. Ms. Rhodes is a proud member of Actors...read more
"Hi! I am Dani Rhodes and you can find me on the web at youtube.com/danirhodes. Today I am going to be demonstrating basic piano chords. So come with me to the keyboard. Our first lesson is where middle C is because if we don’t know where the middle C is we can find anything. Middle C on a piano is just down and to the left of the name of the piano. It is the key, the white key before the two black keys and if you notice, there are many white keys before two black keys. They are all Cs but the one in the middle of the keyboard is, right there and that’s how you find it, it is in the middle otherwise you can count your Cs. The bottom of the keyboard starts at A and then that’s is a C, the white key before the two black keys as opposed to the three black keys is the 2. 1, 2, 3, 4. It is the fourth one, it is C4 or middle C or underneath the name and center. Now of course, the letters of the alphabet in music alphabet only go from A to G. We have ABC, DEF, G… ABC, DEF, G… ABC, DEF, G…. ABC, DEF, G… and so on all the way up the scale."
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poorboyfrombroo said
on 8/2/2008 Dani, I just found your site and took all your basic chord lessons. You are a pretty good teacher, I enjoyed the lesson very much. I love the piano and hope to learn to play it half as well as you someday. Thank you and have a Happy New Year (2008) sincerely yours, Sammy Stray.
hotkeys said
on 8/2/2008 I believe some brands like Young Chang or Steinway have Middle C slightly to the right of the label; but you are right about the general area where this key is. Any ideas for pianos with no label? Or would the player have to mark off the approximate area?
dharmajazz said
on 8/2/2008 Nice energy, but the info is wrong. Saying that middle C is in the middle of the keyboard is not only incorrect (it's actually slightly left of middle), but misses the important, useful lesson that it is the note, or 'line' in the middle of the two staves.
pianonut said
on 8/2/2008 Hello Dani Rhodes........I'm Bill.....a piano tuner from No. Ca. and I just stopped in to say hello. Loved your video but your piano is terribly out of tune sweetie. Call me soon.....530-246-3882....