Music is written with notes on a staff. A staff consists of 5 lines and 4 spaces.

On the left side of the staff is a 𝄞 treble clef. The treble clef is also called a G clef. It's actually an old-fashioned letter G with lots of curls.

A lower a note on the staff, must be played lower on the keyboard. A higher note on the staff must be played higher on the keyboard.

Here’s an overview of all notes on the staff. In this way the white keys are written on the staff.

Sometimes you need a key that doesn’t fit in the staff. The low C is an example of this situation. This note is also called the Central C. You’ll need this note in many songs when you first start playing piano.

Here are some more examples of single notes on the staff.

It is good to know the name of a note, but often it’s more useful to know whether notes go up or down.

Here are some examples of notes going up or down.

In this image you see all notes you’ve learned by now. All notes fitting within the staff, and three notes that need a ledger line. The high B is even above the ledger line.