It's
really not your fault. You see, you've been taught
that in order to play piano you need to first learn
how to read music, and second, play other peoples
music.
Don’t
feel bad. You're not alone. Thousand upon thousands
of frustrated piano students long to understand the
"mystery" of creating music on this fantastic
instrument only to be let down.
They
work so hard learning note reading that they miss
the most important aspect - understanding how music
works! Guitarists don't have this problem. They jump
into chords right away and are satisfied immediately.
For
some reason, chords are not emphasized when teachers
set out to instruct students. Their agenda usually
revolves around starting you out on a series of grade
books that progressively moves you up until you can
play other peoples music. Absurd!
Now,
I'm not saying that note reading is a bad thing. I
am saying that there is no reason to start studying
the piano this way. If you start by playing chords,
you will begin to understand theory. And you will
join the ranks of creative people who get it. They
know that melody and harmony make music. They get
the harmony part first (chord understanding) and then
the melody is easy to play!
Of
course, there are other aspects of music making that
a student must understand if he or she is interested
in making music. But by starting with chords, the
piano student has quite an advantage over their note
reading counterparts.
Edward
Weiss is a pianist/composer and webmaster of Quiescence
Music's online piano lessons. He has been helping
students learn how to play piano in the New Age
style for over 14 years and works with students
in private, in groups, and now over the internet.
Stop by now at http://www.quiescencemusic.com/piano_lessons.html
for a FREE piano lesson!
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