Q. Im an intermediate pianist (check youtube for apprenticepianist) but lately its been harder for me to learn new songs. I normally take quite long to learn a piece as my sight reading is terrible and I have to read the notes really slowly to learn just a part, I normally struggle more with the bass clef, but I still struggle with the treble sometimes e.g with ledger lines or chords. I wouldnt mind literally relearning the piano but I have no idea where to start.
A. If you are still struggling with reading music, then you really should not put any labels on yourself about ability, like *intermediate pianist* - just say your are learning piano. You need a very good teacher - degreed and certified - who can assess your strengths and needs, and then assign you work based accordingly. It might be that your reading skills are connected to a small deficit like dyslexia - do you also struggle with reading text, or numbers? Or were you just never correctly taught? If you are already feeling lost, then do NOT try to fix this alone - get the finest teacher you can find - and do no expect that you will have to sing up for tons and tons of lessons. I teach all ages and abilities, and often get "bucket list" students - seniors who never had the time or money before, or know that they were poorly taught - and NOW they want to do this right. My husband also has 2 students now who are very smart kids - but have subtle learning disabilities, and want to learn - correctly - and have a great deal of determination to do this. This does not mean that they need to be pressured, corralled, constricted, or prevented from playing what they like - it just means that they need someone to assist them in doing it correctly.
We are hardly unique - there are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of fine teacher just like us - and betcha there are some near you. Ask the head of your local school music department, who they advise. Do not assume that the stoner at the local music store is going to be good, just because they look lenient - they just might be jaded or bored. A good teacher is worht every dollar - and poor teacher is a waste of every nickel.
In the meantime, there are zillions of theory programs online that will help you with reading. There are also zillions of TERRIBLE, short-cut, mistake-laden things on YouTube - and right now, you cannot tell the difference, so stay away from them. Make a few calls - you will be glad you did - and the human interaction is the BEST. Sight-reading is a learnable skill -I wrote my MM thesis on this topic, decades ago - and should not be scary, but just a part of your musical life, like scales. We all do this - we all learned at some time - so can you. Write back after you have made some progress - it is always great to hear from successful students.
Guitar players who know chords...help me find the chords this song is played on?
Q. i like this song called A little soul by Pete Rock...its a soul/hip hop music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrIhZPAAcjI
i like the main riff by the piano(0:22-0:28) and I want to play it on my guitar
Can you guys tell me the chords of the main riff?
since piano and guitar are basically the same
A. Try Chords! Online at http://chords.fm/online/web
Just upload mp3 file with that song and site will produce chords for it
Where can I find Nymphetamine of Cradle of Filth, piano chords??
Q. I need the piano instrument chord for this song... it doesn't have to be in chords. . as long as there are notes, and it is readable by ordinary keyboard players....
Please....
And the Hallowed be Thy Name...still by Cradle of Filth...
Thanks!!!!
A. try searching online ive found some good guitar music online.....but just make sure its correct
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