Music flats, or flats, refer to the names of the black keys on the piano.
The symbol used to represent a sharp is a pointed letter "b".
When you look at a piano notice the layout of the black keys.
They are grouped in 2 then 3, 2 then 3 across the entire keyboard.
The white keys are named from the first 7 letters of the alphabet - A B C D E F G.
it is from the white keys that the black keys are named.
Find any group of 3 black notes.
The white note immediately to the right of these 3 black notes is B.
The black note to the left of B is B flat.
The next white note to the left is A.
The black note to the left of A is A flat.
There are 5 uniquely named black keys on the piano.
They are D flat, E flat, G flat, A flat and B flat.
After that the whole pattern repeats itself again and again.
The distance between B and B flat is called a semitone or a half step.
B flat is a lower sound than B.
The distance between A and A flat is also one semitone.
A flat is a lower sound than A.
So another way of thinking of the term "flat" is "go down one semitone.
" A quick way to remember the direction of a flat - "A flat tyre has gone DOWN".
Once you are familiar with the layout of the piano, playing the piano becomes much easier.
You will be able to find the notes quickly.
This makes playing the piano more enjoyable.