Best way to learn how to sight read music?
Vespera Carlin asked:
I have perfect pitch (not bragging) been playing piano classically since i was 2, and then when i was 10 i broke off into music recording and studio composition for the last 5 years. Now i want to play the harp for orchestra and as use that as my solo instrument (like hendrix is to guitar), but i can’t sight read to save my life. I could tell you what key you’re playing in when i hear it, and i can play scales in any key on any instrument, but i can’t sight read at all. I don’t know what a coda is, i don’t know rests, slures, ties. i took a theory class last year and failed every test. I can write a little music, but that’s about it. What are alternatives to learning how to read, besides a teacher and a class (both of which i can’t get at the moment) Are there softwares that could teach me, and if so what are they?
thank you
I have perfect pitch (not bragging) been playing piano classically since i was 2, and then when i was 10 i broke off into music recording and studio composition for the last 5 years. Now i want to play the harp for orchestra and as use that as my solo instrument (like hendrix is to guitar), but i can’t sight read to save my life. I could tell you what key you’re playing in when i hear it, and i can play scales in any key on any instrument, but i can’t sight read at all. I don’t know what a coda is, i don’t know rests, slures, ties. i took a theory class last year and failed every test. I can write a little music, but that’s about it. What are alternatives to learning how to read, besides a teacher and a class (both of which i can’t get at the moment) Are there softwares that could teach me, and if so what are they?
thank you
Vespera Carlin
Pianist, drummer, guitarist, harpist (in training)
thanks for the advice, and yes perfect pitch means i play by ear. i learn songs by ear, and i remember things by ear. but that doesn’t help when you have to play something you haven’t heard!
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How to Sight Read Music
i’ve been playing piano for a while but i never had trouble with sight reading because i’ve always played music on my own first. also, when you say “i have a perfect pitch,” do you mean to say “i can play music by ear?” (i dont think having perfect pitch can help with reading music) but anyway i recommend that you keep reading the music on your own by learning the symbols and stuff from the beginning–like know coda, rests, slures, ties and then just keep practicing. i think since you started playing music at an early age, you used your ears more and did not learn how to read music properly (sorry if i sound harsh or anything) but you should definitely start from the basics–this will help you in the future because there are ALOT of symbols and writing out there to know and you need to learn them first in order to read music. Good Luck!
Learning to Sight Read Music
I read an interesting article about the fact that it takes most people so long to learn how to read because they try to learn the wrong way.
Check out the ezine articles link below because it’s a really interesting read an it’ll make you think!
You’re smart though for trying something different than the “traditional” method.
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