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Learning F, G and A

Use the group of three black keys to find F, G and A.

Instrument
Piano
Suggested grade
Grades 1–3 (age 6–9)
Level
Beginner
Duration
about 6 min
Lesson type
Finding notes
Notes
C4–B4
Tempo
72 BPM

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Learning goal

Finds F, G and A using the group of three black keys and matches the note names from C to A.

Topic

The group of three black keys guides us too. Today we meet F, G and A.

Prior knowledge

Can find C, D and E.

Teacher note

Describe the group of three like a ‘three-story house’: F is to the left of the first door, G between the first and second, A between the second and third. In the mixed-up step, give each student a turn.

Lesson steps

  1. F is just to the LEFT of the group of three black keys. Press F.
  2. G is between the FIRST TWO black keys of the group of three.
  3. A is between the second and third black keys of the group of three.
  4. F–G–A: climb up!
  5. A–G–F: climb down.
  6. Press the note whose name you see. Six notes, all mixed up!
  7. Down the Hill