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I make no secret that I am very much a classically trained piano teacher and that playing classical music for my own personal amusement, is what I prefer. I have also made no secret about my opinion is that the best genre of music that you should learn, is the one that most interests you. … Read more
In music, there is two ways of expressing chords. The first is to put the notes together on a musical stave, so essential you are reading musical notation. The second way, which is very popular, especially among those who can’t read music , is to use a system of letters, numbers, and sharp, flat and … Read more
If you go on the internet to find the answer to the question of whether or not you should be reading music if you are playing the piano and you will get a variety of opinions, that are very strongly either for or against learning to read musical notation. You will probably not find very … Read more
If jazz piano is what you truly want to play, then there are a few requirements. The first thing is that you need to learn some traditional, classical music. This is because the fundamentals for jazz is the same as classical piano. By learning a traditional, classical style of piano, you will get a thorough … Read more
The approach to learning modern piano is somewhat different than if you wanted to learn classical piano or jazz piano. Modern piano style is very much chord based, so knowing your chords are very important. Learning to read music, especially reading a melody line would definitely be useful for playing modern music, although not absolutely … Read more
Learning to play classical piano can be quite different to how you learn to play modern piano or jazz piano, because there are obviously significant differences between the three genres. If you want to play classical piano, then you will need to learn to read music. With the other genres, it isn’t quite as necessary … Read more
I don’t know how many forums there are on the internet, but I know that there are quite a few. Actually, when I first realized that they existed, I was quite surprised that there were a few. I’m not going to comment on any particular one, as I really haven’t spent enough time on them … Read more