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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So the musical alphabet is made up of the letters A-G. the white keys on the keyboard represent these letters. The black keys represent the “sharps” (#) and “flats” (b) that occupy the notes in-between. For all intents and purposes, the black keys do have 2 names due to the two white keys that surround it. For example, the black key to the right of the white C key and to the left of the white D key can be called “C sharp” or “D flat”.
To answer your second question, no; the black keys make the same note no matter where you actually hit the key. I hope that helps.
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