3.1.2 Middle C position

• define finger symbols for playing the MIDI keyboard

• recognize proper hand placement for middle C position

• identify associated clefs and notes for the right and left hands

• practice keyboard exercises in middle C position

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Objectives

​Vocab
bass clef, finger symbols, keyboard exercise, middle C, middle C position, time signature

used to help you identify which finger to use when playing a certain note on the MIDI keyboard.

Finger symbols

The left hand and its symbols

The right hand and its symbols

hand position where the thumbs of both the left and right hands are placed on middle C.

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Curved hands, C position

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pads of your fingers should be on the keys

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Exercise 1

​​Exercise 2

keyboard exercise is a short musical excerpt designed to help a musician improve specific keyboarding skills.