🎹 Piano Theory for Kids

Tap a friend to hear how they sound!

🔊 Volume Meter

Tap a friend to fill the meter!
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Tap any key to hear it and learn its letter name. The white keys go C D E F G A B — then start over!

The yellow key is Middle C. See the black keys in groups of 2 and 3? That pattern repeats all the way up the piano — it's how your eyes find any note.

How to remember

Only 7 letters are used: A B C D E F G. After G you go back to A. Find the group of two black keys — C is the white key just to the left of them. Once you know C, the rest follow in a row.
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An interval is the distance between two notes. Tap the buttons below — or tap any two keys yourself — to see and hear it.

A 2nd = a STEP 🪜

Move to the very next white key — right next door. C up to D is a 2nd.

A 3rd = a SKIP ⏭️

Hop over one white key. C up to E (skipping D) is a 3rd.
2nd = step = next door 3rd = skip = hop one
Tap two keys — or a button — to see an interval.
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