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Re: Can't play music without hearing it first

Author: William
Date: 2004-11-09 15:10

Don't worry about it--just do it!! Learn to play the song "by ear"--with the CD, radio, TV, whatever--if necessary, but then, try it again without the accompaniment (just "reading" the notes) and pay close attention to how many beats each note is getting. Eventually, with experiance, you will become more adept at note reading. This is basically the way I learned to read music (without a private teacher) when I was young, and I now enjoy the reputation of being an excellant sight reader who usually plays it right the first time. Just takes a lot of practice, experiance and--sometimes--the courage to take the risk and "go for it".

OK now, A-One & A-Two.........twinkle, twinkle little star............you know the rest--now, play it again, this time looking at the notes.

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