asked:




Do you recall the advertisement that used to be run in countless magazines and newspapers?

“They laughed when I sat down at the piano…but when I started to play…” ?

I remember very well the first time I played piano for a group. They DID laugh. It was a disaster. I overheard the leader say “Let’s get somebody with some rhythm in there to play.”

Ouch!

That hurt. I determined never to be embarrased like that again, and set out to make sure I never was.

Guess what?

Nobody laughs anymore. And they don’t laugh at my students, either.

Why?

Because I discovered…

– The BACKDOOR to piano playing –

What in the world is the “backdoor to piano playing?

Chords.

There is a “backdoor” to playing the piano that is both fun and quick — it involves using chord patterns: years and years of scales, drills, rote practicing, etc. Chords are like shorthand — they are a shortcut to playing the piano without all those boring lessons.

How to Read Music for Beginners

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?

SpeedyMusicReading.com