The black-key pond
Note after Note · Level 1 (Novice) · 20th century · Piano
A pentatonic piece played only on the black keys: no note can ever sound “wrong”. Calm open fifths in the left hand.
▶ Play this piece with the interactive score
How to practise it
- Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
- Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
- Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
- Right hand: thumb on G♭, then one finger per black key (G♭, A♭, B♭, D♭, E♭). The five flats in the key signature turn every note into a black key: there is nothing else to read. Left hand: 5 and 1 together; keep the fifth shape and move it gently. Hold the pedal down for each bar: let the pond ring.