KeyPiano asked:

A quick lesson how to easier recognize major or minor chords and their inversions.

sight reading music

Marilyn asked:


So I play the violin, i’ve been playing for about a year and a half. I’m not sure what level you’re supposed to be on, if this is good or bad, but I’m on Suzuki book 5, i just finished playing borowski’s adoration..idk if you’ve heard it but its a beautiful piece… anyways I’m in a youth orchestra in my area that hasn’t started rehearsal yet, but to be in that orchestra it’s required that i be in my school’s music program. I go to a small private school with A LOT of really good musicians, so we’re playing things like Haydn (the photocopier cut off the name..i should probably know it hahah) that’s waaaay beyond me because i’ve never played in an orchestra. i can sight read pretty well but I can’t stay along with the rest of the orchestra. We had our first rehearsal last week and it was terrible for me because i’ve never played with such a big group. i was barely playing any notes i was so lost….
So what do you think i should do? i can’t really quit because the conductor rarely lets people that quit back in the next year and because i need to play in my school orchestra to be in my youth orchestra. If i stay, will i get better and able to stay along with the rest of them? how long do you think getting better and more used to orchestra will take?

thank you so much!!! i’ve been freaking out about this all week…

How to Sight Read Music

J. asked:


Do you think I could get decent enough to play piano/keyboards in the band I’m in. Right now I’m rhythm guitarist, but our drummer really wants to play guitar on some songs so I’d jut play piano on those. I had about 3 months lessons at a conservatory, can read music (not well, mostly just read to learn melodies and key signatures, can’t really sight read and forget bass clef.

Our style is rock/progressive rock/funk/ anything we feel like, so I’m not talking anything complex like jazz improv or classical recitations, just decent enough to play in a band. I know how to form some chords already and can play half of the major scales in the circle of 5ths. Do you think I could be decent enough by september, when we’re all gonna be rooming in the same house at college together? Thanks
Yes, I do know the fingerings and can play two octaves at a time hands together, understand how to form major chords, etc. Yes I do know the difference between major and minor. Don’t ask questions with assumptions built into them to feed your own musical ego
I’ve been playing guitar 10 years, obviously I would pick most of that up.

how to sight read music

sesameseed77 asked:

More note reading practice. Check out my book “The Secrets of Sight Reading Piano Music” at Patternpiano.com

How to Sight Read Music Lesson

lenkaolenka asked:

Here is how we teach students to read music notes with our program Soft Mozart

What Top Musicians Know About Sight Reading Music

shawna asked:


how do you improve your sight-reading?

and do you know where i can get sheet music for free? and just print it out??

How to Sight Read Music Hub

Larry-Elliott asked:


Do you sing? Are you able to read music like you do a book? Can you hear music just from looking at the musical notation?
Did you know some people make their living by just singing new music that they have never seen before?

Learn How to Sight Read Music

john asked:


Also, in both written music and tablature, what does a vertical line of crosses mean (as opposed to notes or numbers)?

how to sight read music

Anonymous asked:


Can you suggest some good songs classical/oldies that are pretty and easily sight read-able because every week I volunteer to play piano at a senior home and I don’t feel like practising the songs before. And also if you can include a link to the sheet music that’ll be great. Thanks!

Im around ARCT level for RCM. I’m not sure how that works for ABRSM. Im not sure if my sightreading level is up to par though.

how to sight read music