Glossary
Keyboard
Glossary
The musical keyboard is the interface to many instruments, including the pipe organ (and modern electronic descendants); the carillon (bell tower); the clavichord and the harpsichord, precursors to the piano; and modern electronic synthesizers and samplers. Though mainly played with the fingers, foot-controlled pedal units (usually for playing in lower registers) are also available, with a similar layout and function.
Tap to hear the notes of the 88-key piano.
For more on why the keyboard is laid out the way it is (white keys, diatonic (major) scale) see Staff Notation, A Diatonic Puzzle, and Circle of Fifths & Keys.
The musical keyboard is the interface to many instruments, including the pipe organ (and modern electronic descendants); the carillon (bell tower); the clavichord and the harpsichord, precursors to the piano; and modern electronic synthesizers and samplers. Though mainly played with the fingers, foot-controlled pedal units (usually for playing in lower registers) are also available, with a similar layout and function.
Tap to hear the notes of the 88-key piano.
For more on why the keyboard is laid out the way it is (white keys, diatonic (major) scale) see Staff Notation, A Diatonic Puzzle, and Circle of Fifths & Keys.