22 Playing Keyboard

Playing Keyboard written by Julie Ellis

Julie Ellis写的《Playing Keyboard》

keyboard parts All keyboards have black and white keys. A keyboard can have 49, 61, 76 or 88 keys. On most keyboards you can change the settings to make it quick or quiet, or even sound like another instrument. You can use headphones, a keyboard stand and a foot pedal. Other people could think you play too loud, but if you use headphones they won't hear you.

所有的键盘都有黑白键。 键盘可以有49、61、76或88个键。 在大多数键盘上，你可以改变设置，使其快速或安静，甚至听起来像另一种乐器。 你可以使用耳机、键盘架和脚踏板。 其他人可能会认为你的声音太大了，但如果你戴上耳机，他们就听不见了。

white notes The white note names are A, B, C, D, E, F, G. They are easy to get to know if you think of animal names. Find the two black notes that look like kennel walls. The white note b for dog lives inside those two black notes. The C note is the cat hiding outside the kennel on the left. The E note is the elephant on the other side of D. Play all the C notes on your keyboard. Do you notice anything about the sound of each C note?

白音符的名称是A、B、C、D、E、F、G。 如果你想到动物的名字，就很容易知道它们。 找到两个看起来像狗窝墙的黑色音符。 狗的白音符b就在这两个黑音符里。 C音符是左边躲在狗窝外面的猫。 E音是D音另一边的大象。 在你的键盘上弹奏所有的C音。 你注意到每个C音的发音了吗?

animal names Give the other notes animal names, too. To the right of the E note are the notes F for frog and G for goat. To the left of the C note are the notes B for bear and A for ant. How many Ant, Bear, Cat, Dog, Elephant, Frog and Goat notes are on your keyboard?

给其他笔记也起动物的名字。 E音的右边是F音代表青蛙，G音代表山羊。 在C音的左边是B音代表熊，A音代表蚂蚁。 你的键盘上有多少蚂蚁、熊、猫、狗、大象、青蛙和山羊的音符?

fingering Middle C is the most important note. How do you know which note is middle C? Middle C is the C note closest to the middle of the keyboard. Can you find it? It is easy to play the keyboard if you use another finger to play each note. Put both thumbs on middle C. Which notes are your fingers on? Can you match each finger with a note?

指法中C是最重要的音符。 你怎么知道哪个音是中音C? 中音C是最靠近键盘中间的C音。 你能找到吗?如果你用另一根手指来弹奏每个音符，就很容易弹键盘。 把两个拇指放在中间的C。 你的手指在弹奏哪个音符? 你能把每个手指对应一个音符吗?

Hickory Dickory Dock The beat is an even sound. It is easy to feel. You can change the speed of the beat to play faster or slower. If you change the speed of the beat it will change the sound. Not every word has a beat. using your right hand, can you play the beat for this tune by reading the finger number or the note name?

这节拍是一个均匀的声音。 这是很容易感觉到的。你可以改变节拍的速度，让它播放得更快或更慢。 如果你改变节拍的速度，它就会改变声音。 不是每个单词都有节拍。 用你的右手，你能通过读指号或音符名来弹奏这首曲子的节拍吗?