Comments on: Do you remember learning to read music? http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2005/03/19/do-you-remember-learning-to-read-music Web Development, Classical Music, Kitties, and whatever else I feel like Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:56:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: Matthom http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2005/03/19/do-you-remember-learning-to-read-music#comment-876 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 10:17:14 -0800 http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2005/03/19/do-you-remember-learning-to-read-music#comment-876 I am learning the keyboard now.. I already know the guitar pretty well. It is hard to learn "real" music notation, like you are mentioning. I still have to use "tricks," such as Every Good Boy Does Fine, and All Cows Eat Grass. I have a question... When I learn where the notes are on the keyboard, I end up playing songs by memorization, rather than just reading the note, and playing it right away. Does this make sense? In other words, I have to practice a stanza many many times before I find out where all the notes are. THEN, I end up remembering where everything is, and playing the song by memory. Is this normal? I am learning the keyboard now.. I already know the guitar pretty well.

It is hard to learn “real” music notation, like you are mentioning.

I still have to use “tricks,” such as Every Good Boy Does Fine, and All Cows Eat Grass.

I have a question…

When I learn where the notes are on the keyboard, I end up playing songs by memorization, rather than just reading the note, and playing it right away.

Does this make sense?

In other words, I have to practice a stanza many many times before I find out where all the notes are. THEN, I end up remembering where everything is, and playing the song by memory.

Is this normal?

]]> by: Jennifer Grucza http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2005/03/19/do-you-remember-learning-to-read-music#comment-877 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 12:14:13 -0800 http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2005/03/19/do-you-remember-learning-to-read-music#comment-877 Hi Matthom, yeah I think that's pretty normal, especially for piano where you have to play all those notes at one time. It's really hard to sight-read on piano, from what I hear. Don't worry, it'll get easier the more you practice, and you won't have to use those tricks anymore. It'll become second nature. Actually, I think what happened with me when I was first learning is that I associated the notes on the staff with the places I had to put my fingers on the string of my viola, and not the note names themselves. So if you asked me to play a note, I'd have no problem, but if you asked me what the name of the note was, I'd have to think about it first. Hi Matthom, yeah I think that’s pretty normal, especially for piano where you have to play all those notes at one time. It’s really hard to sight-read on piano, from what I hear.

Don’t worry, it’ll get easier the more you practice, and you won’t have to use those tricks anymore. It’ll become second nature. Actually, I think what happened with me when I was first learning is that I associated the notes on the staff with the places I had to put my fingers on the string of my viola, and not the note names themselves. So if you asked me to play a note, I’d have no problem, but if you asked me what the name of the note was, I’d have to think about it first.

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