am i wrong if i try to remember than to read the notes?

[ratihmaharani]

Hi great people
Would you like to respond?

in your opinion, which is better? try to remember or read the notes?
this is about the way i learn to play piano:
since i started to learn, i prefer to remember than read the notes on a sheet cause i felt i play better when i remember all the notes. but then, my ability on reading the notes is absolutely not good and i find hardly to prove it, and i prefer to look on piano than sheets.
I often ralize that i got the wrong way but i can't help it. Now i feel difficult to read burgmuller sheets especially number 16 and above, i'm quite new in learning piano, hehe.

Do you have any idea for what i need to do? Any advice will very help. thanks  

[elenka]

It's normal that you prefer to memorize notes instead of reading them. As far as i'm concerned I usually prefer memorize music beacause it's better master a piece and concentrate on all those things that make you play the pieces with heart and with the right expressivity.
But there's also a problem...your sight-reading skills, well I think that for this activity it would be better practise every day with some pieces that are less difficult comparing your level of technique, I mean, they have to be very easy pieces that don't require high technical skills and most of all concentration about reading notes their value and so on...

Remeber that for example, Bach is one of those composer that you have always to play by heart and not expect that you can play it only by simple reading, for me it works so

[hfmadopter]

I would consider it a gift to be able to truely memorize pieces of music and more so full works of music. Especially so early on. The ability to read and learn, then play by memory is not held by all people. Many work on reflex and that is something you have to be careful of because if you have to perform in front of someone or many people some day, reflex may not carry you through. You have a better chance with true memorizing.


What some people call memorizing is actually reflex, there is a difference.. in memorizing you know the notes, some can read the notes in their mind so don't need the sheet once they learn a piece. Reflex, you can read from the sheet, but might play an entire piece all by familiar feel of having practiced over and over by reading. You don't see the notes in your head with reflex, you play by gut instinct the piece you have practiced for so long when there is no music in front of you.
David

[ratihmaharani]

wow.. thank you for your advice 

[steone]

Hi,
i would advise you to take some time to read your music sheets when you're not at your piano. This way you won't be tempted to play it and fall in your quirk.

And doing that you will be able to train your inner ear if you do the work seriously. Because as you try to read your note you should try to listen in your head on how the notes sound.

Music is like learning a new langage. You must familiarize yourself with the "alphabet", then how to put letter together to form words and learning how these words sound. 

If you don't do that it's like some people who are able to speak a langage but aren't able to write it or even read a book....

GFood luck in your learning

[roseamelia]

What you are doing is fine, As long as you know how to read them and remember them.

[ratihmaharani]

Hi,
i would advise you to take some time to read your music sheets when you're not at your piano. This way you won't be tempted to play it and fall in your quirk.

And doing that you will be able to train your inner ear if you do the work seriously. Because as you try to read your note you should try to listen in your head on how the notes sound.

Music is like learning a new langage. You must familiarize yourself with the "alphabet", then how to put letter together to form words and learning how these words sound. 

If you don't do that it's like some people who are able to speak a langage but aren't able to write it or even read a book....

GFood luck in your learning

i like your words, open my mind. thank you, i don't want to be an illiterate hehe