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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initialxd asked:


I’ve been playing piano for a year but every time i try to learn a new song, I’d have to write the letters over the notes on the sheet music.

it takes about 2 days to learn a page. But since i practice the song so much, I end up memorizing the page. So if someone were to put sheet music in front of me, I’d be very slow at reading it.

What’s the best way to improve on this and get faster?

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fjlc89 asked:


so i want to major in music but i have no formal training im gonna b entering college for the 2007 fall semester. basically my question is, is a college even gonna let me choose music as a major? can i start off in college not even knowing how 2 sight read? do they have bigginers music or is it too late i would really appreciate your opinion.

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