| Learning to sight read sheet music is one of the | | | | Get sheet music for those songs and take a look |
| most important things in learning piano. There are | | | | at them. Look at the position of the notes and |
| many advantages to this and that is why people | | | | the measures and then play, focussing your eyes |
| often give so much importance to sight-reading. | | | | on the note that you play. This way, your fingers |
| From spontaneous playing of new songs to | | | | get accustomed to pressing the key automatically |
| understanding music concepts in general, the | | | | upon seeing the note on the sheet. |
| benefits are many. Here is how you can master it | | | | 2. Do not try to do this: see the note, mentally |
| easily. | | | | measure the note and check out what the note |
| Many people who tend to self-learn the piano | | | | is, and then picture the note on the keyboard and |
| often give up on it simply because they cannot | | | | then press the key. This is tedious and almost a |
| learn to read sheet music. From simplest of songs | | | | sure-fire way to failure. The experts in |
| to the complex of bars and measures in classical | | | | sight-reading do not do this. The note data read |
| pieces, it is the sheet music that can help you | | | | by the eye is directly transferred to the fingers. |
| learn, play and improvise. If you master this, you | | | | That is how you can master the art and that |
| have almost mastered the art of music! | | | | comes from extensive playing of several pieces. |
| Here are some tips to make sight-reading easier | | | | With these things in mind you can easily master |
| to learn and faster to accomplish: | | | | the art of sight reading. Lots of piano training |
| 1. Begin with really easy songs that you know. If | | | | software programs have in-built sight-reading |
| you are already familiar with some songs and can | | | | lessons and tips which you might find useful and |
| play it on the instrument, then start from there. | | | | easier. |