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maxskywalker · 2012-07-10 22:09:35

I'm learning to play the piano, and, after a bit of Für Elise, I'm trying to make To Zanarkand my first song. However, I am running into trouble pretty quickly. There is a sharp next to the clef, which I think means that the notes are all, unless otherwise specified, sharp. However, only one of the last notes (it's a chord) is sharp. There is no flat or normal sign (I forget the name for normal keys at the moment). I am managing to get along with it, but I don't understand why this is, and hate to just 'go with it' due to my experience in programming (often one of the worst things you can do in my experience). Please help!

And to those of you who might ask 'why are you not asking your music teacher first?', I learn from the Internet. You are my music teacher. Help me now.

luiysia · 2012-07-10 22:40:04

http://www.empire.k12.ca.us/capistrano/ … atures.htm

Basically, that sharp is a key signature. It means that all the notes that are the same letter (like if it's on F then only F's are sharp, not all of them) are sharp, or raised one half step. Same with flats. The sharp at the end means that the note is sharp too, along with all the F's.

Also, Fur Elise is a little hard for someone who's just starting. Maybe something shorter like Arabesque by Schubert, which sounds nice and is pretty easy. You should also at least find someone else who has a few years of experience or a good online guide, if not a piano teacher, because some things are pretty hard to figure out on your own.

PS the normal sign is a natural sign.

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soupoftomato · 2012-07-10 22:47:54

You should probably study how the musical staff works before playing anything.

zbugni · 2012-07-10 23:19:09

I don't understand, but I play piano, so maybe if you clarify i can help

jji7skyline · 2012-07-10 23:20:46

The sharp next to the treble clef means all the notes on the space or line that the sharp is on is sharp, not every note.

maxskywalker · 2012-07-11 07:56:08

luiysia wrote:
http://www.empire.k12.ca.us/capistrano/ … atures.htm

Basically, that sharp is a key signature. It means that all the notes that are the same letter (like if it's on F then only F's are sharp, not all of them) are sharp, or raised one half step. Same with flats. The sharp at the end means that the note is sharp too, along with all the F's.

Also, Fur Elise is a little hard for someone who's just starting. Maybe something shorter like Arabesque by Schubert, which sounds nice and is pretty easy. You should also at least find someone else who has a few years of experience or a good online guide, if not a piano teacher, because some things are pretty hard to figure out on your own.

PS the normal sign is a natural sign.

Thanks! Also, I only learned an easy part of Fur Elise that was on virtualpiano.net.

mythbusteranimator · 2012-07-11 09:29:58

I like Fur Elise. Its fun to play.

backspace_ · 2012-07-11 13:13:14

Yeah, like they said, a sharp or a flat next to the clef and key signature means every note on that line unless otherwise specified is sharp or flat. Also, that's cool, I'm teaching myself piano from a book I have :]

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