Piano basics: the black notes - what are they for and how do you use them? MusicRadar. Wed, June 11, ... Now do the same again, playing every consecutive key INCLUDING the black notes.

So, what is the Alesis Recital Grand? Well, this is a compact and relatively lightweight, full 88-note, weighted keys stage piano from digital instrument giant Alesis. Featuring full-sized keys with a ...

Step 1: The layout of black and white keys has been standard on most piano and keyboard instruments for centuries, but how do you find your way around it? With 88 keys, a full-size piano keyboard ...

The crowd enjoys Mauro Ffortissimo play piano during sunset on February 10th, 2013 in Half Moon Bay, Calif. Mauro Ffortissimo is a pianist and artist.

Whether black-and-white or white-and-black, separating the whole and half tones into repeating patterns of 12 notes makes it much easier for a pianist to play and to find the right notes on the full ...

Instead of hitting one key and getting one note, Arnalds can hit one key and get a multitude of unanticipated notes. That does pose one problem, though: There's no way to replicate what the piano ...