Finger numbers, notes, or sight reading?
Blake asked:
A few months ago, i started learning to play the cello, and as you can imagine, we had to learn to read music first. Then we started to learn how to play certain notes in first position. I practiced a lot at home and memorized all of our notes so far in first position, and I can play the notes when I see them on the staff. However, my teacher tells us to write in the note numbers and I did once but it didn’t make it easier. My question is why is it easier for me to play when looking at the actual notes and which do you think is better for a beginning student to do: Write in finger numbers underneath/ on top of the music, the notes, or just learn to read looking at the quarter/eighth/etc notes themselves?
Sight Reading Music Lessons
A few months ago, i started learning to play the cello, and as you can imagine, we had to learn to read music first. Then we started to learn how to play certain notes in first position. I practiced a lot at home and memorized all of our notes so far in first position, and I can play the notes when I see them on the staff. However, my teacher tells us to write in the note numbers and I did once but it didn’t make it easier. My question is why is it easier for me to play when looking at the actual notes and which do you think is better for a beginning student to do: Write in finger numbers underneath/ on top of the music, the notes, or just learn to read looking at the quarter/eighth/etc notes themselves?
Sight Reading Music Lessons
Learning to Sight Read Music
Recognising the notes both aurally and written is key. The rest follows.