Janko keyboard

The Janko keyboard is a musical keyboard layout for a piano designed by Paul von Janko. Instead of the traditional row of white and black keys, the keyboard has an array of keys.

Related Topics:
Musical keyboard - Piano - Paul von Janko

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Each row of keys is a half step away from its neighboring rows, and on each row of keys the interval from one note to the next is a whole step. This key layout results in all chords and scales having the same "shape" on the keyboard with the same fingerings regardless of key, unlike a traditional keyboard.

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A scale played with all whole steps sounds very different from a regular musical scale.

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