Common and Proper Nouns. Common nouns are nouns that name a general person, place, or thing (e.g., I like the painting vs. I like the Van Gogh; she owns a car vs. she owns a Toyota). Abstract nouns: Things you canât see or touch (e.g., sadness, hope, justice). Collective nouns: Describe groups (e.g., class, jury, team).
Modern piano keyboards ordinarily have an octave span of 164â165 mm; resulting in the width of black keys averaging 13.7 mm and white keys about 23.5 mm wide at the base, disregarding space between keys. Several reduced-size standards have been proposed and marketed.
The width of piano keys was standardised 120 years ago, based on the needs of a select group of European male pianists. It is time to question the 'one size fits all' approach to the piano keyboard which disadvantages many. These quotes illustrate some of the problems faced by many, many pianists around the world.