Keys in the broadest sense are a family of instruments on which sound is produced when a key is pressed: piano, organ, harpsichord, synthesizer, etc. In a narrow sense, it is a keyboard synthesizer that performs melodic and harmonic parts both solo and in an ensemble. Learning to play the keys is a long, laborious process that requires constant practice.
Instructions
Step 1
Find a teacher. There is a lot of information on the Internet for those who want to learn how to play the synthesizer or piano, but without control, you risk fixing your hand in the wrong position. Subsequently, the clamps will prevent you from playing some of the passages quickly. The teacher will notice your mistakes and help you fix them. Although, of course, he will require some reward for his work.
Step 2
Most keyboards are played seated at some distance: the feet are firmly on the ground, do not rest on the soundboard of the instrument, but you do not have to reach with your toes to the pedals. Adjust the distance to the tool with these requirements in mind. The height of the chair should be such that the midline of the torso is at the height of the keyboard. Hands should be strictly above the keyboard (only the tips touch the keys).
The synthesizer is more democratic in this respect: the musician can play while standing, which significantly expands the possibilities of movement, but does not provide the proper support. Choose a position according to how you feel.
Step 3
Learn octaves on the piano. The first octave is located approximately in the middle of the keyboard and begins with the "C" key - the white key to the left of the series of two black ones. All white keys in a row bear the names of the main sounds: "re", "mi", "fa", etc. At a distance of seven sounds from the “to” of the first octave, the “do” of the second (to the right, higher in sound) is located, even higher is the third octave, the fourth and the fifth. On the left are the small, large, controctave, subcontroctave.
Step 4
Master the notation system: recording the duration of notes and pauses, keys, alteration signs, designations of artistic strokes. This information can be found in the textbook on elementary music theory.
Step 5
Buy or download a piano or synthesizer tutorial. Begin to parse the simplest (one or two lines) pieces, strictly observing the rhythm, tempo and character of the pieces. Note that the right-hand part is recorded on the upper staff, and the left-hand part is recorded on the lower one. The note bearers are connected in pairs, and such a pair is called a string in music.
Step 6
Gradually complicate the works, increase the volume up to several pages. Use the additional capabilities of the instrument: various instruments and sounds, dividing the keyboard into two or more different timbre zones, using rhythms and styles.
