| Accidentals |
| Sharps and Flats are part of a large group called accidentals. They're not really accidents, though. They're actually written into music on purpose. Like I explained before, to make a note sharp, play the key directly to the right of the white key. To make a note flat, play the key directly to the left of the white key. So on the piano accidentals would look something like this . . . |
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| Sharps |
| Flats |
| And if you looked at a piece of music with, for example, G sharp in it, you would see . . . |
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| Or if it was G flat you would see . . . |
| But in some cases, accidentals do not have to be used. This happens when there is a key signature present . . . |
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