Why do black keys on a piano have 2 names?

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I’m a complete novice to music and am learning piano, I just bought some stickers with the notes and letters for my keys but the black keys have 2 notes and letters, do they make a different sound when you hit them higher up vs lower on the key?

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The note it makes has two names. You could be making a C higher pitch and getting a sharp C, or you might be trying to make a D lower pitch and getting a flat D. It’s useful to think of it that way, by what you are trying to change but the secret is that a higher pitch C and a lower pitch D are both the exact same sound so you get one key that does both but is nice enough to mention either name works.

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