PianoMan asked:


Does anybody know how long does it take to master the piano. Also, can anybody teach me how to effectively sight read piano music???

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smashapumpkin2002 asked:


I’m thinking of joining my school’s (college) jazz band on guitar, and i’ve been sight reading some charts but i want to know if the guitarist is supposed to play each one of the chords presented in the chart “as is” or is there more options in jazz on what chords you have to play?i only ask because im reading a chart with a ridiculous amount of chord changes and completely different chords changing in less than one beat.

If would also appreciate any pointers on this particular style of guitar playing or maybe some advice on your approach to reading difficult pieces like these. Thanks

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usa_audi_tt asked:


as i said, i’ve been playing piano for 8 years. but one major problem is i can’t sight read that well. it takes me a while to learn a song because i have to go slow and look at each note and spend time on it. especially if it’s a chord or a very high or low note. does sight reading come from playing for a while or is there something i can do to get better?

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In Christ Alone asked:


I’ve played piano almost all of my life. But I’m the type of person who can play just about anything by ear but when it comes to sightreading music for piano I’m terrible. The notes dont just pop in my head like they do when I am reading trumpet or tuba music. Whenever I’m reading music for a song I already know I find myself slipping away from the sheet music soon and just playing by ear. It sounds so much better if I could play just from sheet music but I just can’t seem to do it. Does anyone have any advice?
K thanks everyone, I think I’ll kinda combine some suggestions here by drawing a small graph will on the notes on the lines and spaces, and keep it next to my music. Then I’ll just play stuff I’ve never heard before so it’s impossible for me to play it by ear.

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timespiral asked:


Any tips on how to learn this? I’ve memorized the whole notes of the fretboard.

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