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14 Cards in this Set
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How are the black keys on the piano keyboard grouped?
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The black keys on the piano keyboard are grouped in sets of twos and threes.
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What is the name of the white key directly to the left of the set of two black keys?
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The name of the white key directly to the left of the set of two black keys is C.
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What is the name of the white key directly to the left of the set of three black keys?
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The name of the white key directly to the left of the set of three black keys is F.
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What purpose do the black keys serve?
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The black keys serve as a point of reference for finding your place on the keyboard.
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What happens as you move to the right or to the left on the keyboard?
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As you move to the right on the keyboard the pitches get higher; as you move to the left on the keyboard the pitches get lower.
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What is the name of the white key to the right of G?
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The name of the white key to the right of G is A, since the musical alphabet is repeated over and over again only higher.
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Where is middle C on the piano keyboard?
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Middle C is the C closest to the middle of the piano keyboard.
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What is a half step?
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A half step is the distance from one note to the very next note (black or white, lower or higher).
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What is a whole step?
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A whole step is equal to two half steps.
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The white key to the left of every group of 3 black keys is called ___.
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The white key to the left of every group of 3 black keys is called F.
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The white key to the left of every group of ____ black keys is called F.
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The white key to the left of every group of 3 black keys is called F.
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The white key to the left of every group of 2 black keys is called ____.
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The white key to the left of every group of 2 black keys is called C.
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The white key to the left of every group of ____ black keys is called C.
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The white key to the left of every group of 2 black keys is called C.
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Pitches get higher on the keyboard as you move _______, but on the staff the pitches get higher as you move from _____.
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Pitches get higher on the keyboard as you move horizontally (from left to right), but on the staff the pitches get higher as you move from vertically (from bottom to top).
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