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But I'm having lot's of trouble recognizing notes on the "sheets" and playing them as I see them...
(It seems so easy too...I may be dyslexic or something..but I have trouble reading off the notes like 'a, b, c, d, etc' without having to pause and read up the staff with "Every good boy deserve's fudge" OR "Face"..Or heck I may just need to learn note positioning...)
Help, anyone?
Duran
This is why I don't teach with anagrams, because you have to do exactly what you're doing Duran, and it's frustrating, isn't it.
Here's some different ideas. They may seem to take a long time, but what you want to do at this stage is lay a very solid foundation.
So, we're going to start with just three notes. You'll need a pencil and manuscript paper.
1. After the treble clef, write the notes CDE on the manuscript. Then write them in as many different order as you can think of, including repeat notes. You'll be surprised how many combinations you can come up with.
2. Take your piece of 'music' to the keyboard, practise finding all the CDE's on your keyboard as quickly as possible. First, going up, then down. Try finding CDE with your eyes closed. Why? Because in sight reading, it's very important to make sure you are confident you know where the keys on the board actually are! You if have to keep looking down at your hands, it interrupts consistant rhythm and you may lose the place where you're up to.
3. Say the names of the notes aloud. Okay, so you'll feel like a dill, but you're taking in knowledge three ways - visually, kinesthetically(i.e talking), and aurally.
4. Now play these notes. Go at a slow, consistant beat. Why slow? To give your brain enough time for it to work out what you have to play without breaking a consistant beat/tempo.
5. Now you want to grab the very HARDEST piece of music you have in your possession. I'm talking SCAREY.
Identify, as quickly as possible, all the C's, then all the D's, then all the E's in this music.
That's the general process. Now you want to do the exact same thing with CBA in the left hand.
When you're confidant with these six notes, you want to grab some VERY easy music. I would recommend Denes Agay's "Joy of First Year Piano"
You can buy it from here:
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/store/smp_detail.html?sku=MS.YK21053&cart=1290353156&searchtitle=Sheet%20MusicWhile you're there, look around for some other easy music.
Sight read this easy music that consists of only 6 notes.
Now you're ready to add notes. Adding three at a time at both ends (i.e first treble, fga, then the whole thing again with bass, gfe) go through the same process.
When you're confident with these 'added' six notes, include them with the already familiar six notes. Go through the five steps again.
Don't rush this learning process, but do it often.
This of course, is advice ONLY for note recognition.
The other element of music (besides all the fancy stuff) is rhythm.
But if you'd like any other advice or help Duran, contact me here:
https://pianoeducation.org/cgi-bin/ib311/ikonboard.cgi?s=dc9b3fd6100c97fb92108ec57f036df6;act=SC;c=2I am moderator and writer for this site. It specialises in piano education. You'll find HEAPS of great advice in the over 700 pages of articles. You can ask any questions and teachers will reply.
Hope to 'see' you there Duran.
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