Fear of a black key?… Don't be afraid. Adding flats and sharps to your music will give it a new lease of life.

61 keys with five octaves; 76 keys with six and a half octaves; 88 keys with seven and a quarter octaves. There are 36 black keys on a standard 88-key piano. The black keys represent sharps and flats.

Twenty years ago, I got my first wake-up call to racism in my profession. A Black piano student asked me, “Are there any Blacks in classical music?” As a white concert pianist and teacher, I ...

A bizarre instrument combining a piano and cello has finally been played to an ... Each is connected to the keyboard, complete with smaller black keys for sharp and flat notes.

With elegant black and tan keys, it looks just like a baby grand piano. But when the instrument's keys are stuck, they release the distinctive sound of a cello. The remarkable creation is the ...

There are 36 black keys on a standard 88-key piano. The black keys represent sharps and flats. A standard piano with 88 keys has 52 white keys. The white keys are the natural notes.