Before Playing...
Sit Correctly
Sit near the middle of the keyboard.
Reading the Score
The Keyboard, Staff Lines, and Clef
1 octave
2 black keys
C
D
E
F
Treble clef
Bass clef
Key signature
Clef
Time signature
Accidentals
(Sharp)
Raise a semitone
(Flat)
Lower a semitone
(Natural)
Return to normal pitch
Time Signatures and Counting Time
4/4 time
3/4 time
10
PSR-F50
3 black keys
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
Notes and Rests
Whole note
Dotted half note
Half note
Dotted quarter note
Quarter note
Eighth note
Sixteenth note
2/2 time
6/8 time
Finger Numbering
3
4
5
Left
M
i
d
d
l
e
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
Right
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
3
4
Whole note rest
Dotted half note rest
Half note rest
Dotted quarter note rest
Quarter note rest
Eighth note rest
Sixteenth note rest
2/4 time
9/8 time
4
5
B
C