Keyboards are a general name for a family of instruments (organ, harpsichord, piano, synthesizer), however, in the narrow sense, it is an electronic keyboard instrument - a synthesizer. The way the keyboard is played has several things in common, but differs from instrument to instrument.
Instructions
Step 1
Most keyboards are played seated. So, when playing the organ, harpsichord and piano, it is important that the chair is located at a certain distance from the instrument, and has a certain height. The parameters depend on the height of the performer, but the main principle is sufficient proximity to the instrument, but also sufficient distance for hand maneuver. The body should be straight, arms bent at the elbows and are located strictly above the keyboard (only fingers do not touch the pads).
The synthesizer and electric organ can be performed in a standing position, but the principle of convenience remains. The instrument stand should be adjusted so that the brushes are not pinched and are always above the keyboard.
Step 2
The keyboards are played with two hands, with the right one usually playing the melody and some of the voices, and the left one playing the bass and chord. Accordingly, there are lower sounds on the left, and higher sounds on the right.
Electronic instruments can be an exception here as well. In the "Split" mode (from the English "bifurcation") the keyboard is divided into two parts, the height of each of which can be changed separately. So, in the right hand there may be notes of contractava, and in the left - notes of the second and third octaves. However, such tricks are rarely used. Occasionally, keyboardists tune the range of both parts to the same pitch (but different timbres-samples).
Step 3
Keyboard notes are written on two staffs, on one of which the left-hand part is written in the bass clef, and the right-hand part is written in the violin clef on the other. A pair of staffs thus constitutes one line.
In a synthesizer, the left-hand part is usually not developed, so each staff corresponds not to a hand, but to a sample. However, for convenience, the performer can indicate timbre changes by other means, and record the part in the classical form.
Step 4
Notes written on one line, one below the other, are played simultaneously. Consecutive spelling (horizontal) speaks of the same performance: one note after another.
Durations of notes and pauses, sizes and keys are indicated in accordance with the rules of elementary music theory. Keyboards are not transpose. In other words, the parts are written in accordance with the sound: written "C" of the first octave - played "C" of the first octave (this instrument differs from the guitar, in which notes are written one octave higher than they sound).
Step 5
When learning a piece, a musician first learns the part of one hand, then the part of the other. Only after this does the connection of hands begin, and it is much more effective to learn notes by phrases, and not to play from beginning to end.
