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.

A standard piano has 88 keys: 52 white and 36 black. But who decided this number would be the norm, and why? The king of instruments has played a significant role in music history. From concertos and ...

The piano, short for pianoforte, is a keyboard instrument made up of 52 white keys and 36 black keys. As well as being a solo instrument, the piano can be found playing a range of music in the ...

Why are there 88 keys on a piano? Why not 44, or 200? Let’s go back to the days before the piano, when composers wrote for the harpsichord, which has just 60 keys, and each key is ...