How to Read Notes Fast - The Landmark System

[@musiciansinspired]

Hey there! If you loved this video, you'll love The Note Reading Boot Camp 3.0: musiciansinspired.lpages.co/notereadingbootcamp/ In The Note Reading Boot Camp 3.0 you'll go in depth into the Landmark System as well as work through a ton of challenging and fun exercises. (BPM bootcamps, play-a-longs, and more). The entire course (lectures and exercises) is logically structured and optimized to get you to become a fast note reader. You simply go from beginning to end and in that process you'll begin to read notes quickly and easily. If you're ready to join me in the course, enroll today! musiciansinspired.lpages.co/notereadingbootcamp/ P.S. Thanks for all the love on this video. Glad it's been helpful for a lot of people. Also glad to know the My Chemical Romance fanbase is still going strong!

[@StephJ0seph]

This video was really helpful for relearning how to read sheet music, thank you so much! =)

[@janishart5128]

OK, you must be a genius!! You've lost me, 2:15 into the video! HOW can anyone possibly remember all these details, and apply them to both hands?! I find it amazing how anyone can do this! BTW, I've always heard "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge"! Thanks for showing us!

[@andrewsutton6640]

Thank you. I'm wondering how to translate these concepts to guitar:/

[@janishart5128]

@@andrewsutton6640: Oh, so you play guitar too - that's great! More power to you!! 😊👍

[@gallaxylhlovehope1051]

Did you stop making vidios?

[@ちゃんろお]

It may seem impossible at first but trust me once you get the basics and start practicing seriously, you'll notice that you won't need to look down at your hands to play the note youre looking at🥰 it'll be hard but it'll be worth it!!

[@miekoyee]

thanks! i'll start practicing

[@lizadeguzman277]

thanks for motivating😃

[@supershenron4688]

Yeah right, I'll practice 👍

[@kyroking9934]

How long does it take to be at the level you’re talking about?

[@potatoboy549]

@@kyroking9934 There’s no magical time landmark where you’ll immediately get better. It’ll take months to years.

[@robertall.dawson2002]

I'm 64 years old, took piano lessons from kindergarten to fifth grade, until this video I didn't realize what I had forgotten, you brought it back to me, will be looking forward to more, may peace be unto you, and to your family, and all that you have.

[@Jauntle]

This was great. The landmark method is much easier. I will review this again. Thank you!

[@michaelreyes5844]

PianoPro. xyz - Beginner piano lessons

[@Marie-mq9jq]

this is the sweetest comment ive seen in youtube

[@maxdakers5051]

That's pretty fruity mate

[@CurbsideCurse]

Peace be unto you Robert Dawson ❤️

[@smithintern-tainment7868]

These are the kind of tutorials I like to watch. There’s no “fluff” or condescending bullcrap. Just pure and direct information with a little personality

[@jahmearamckimlove5747]

Exactly he gets straight to the point without giving us a life story. I'm taking notes.

[@schmeetsonbeetson7168]

Exactly with this kind of direct to the point without giving their entire life story about the childhood trauma....oh shut up with these corny ass comments

[@zeroqp]

Agreed

[@kirrileepearson9981]

I learned the crappy EGBDF and FACE as a kid and it's no wonder I'm still a slow reader of sheet music... thanks for connecting the dots, literally

[@massimookissed1023]

1st year of secondary school and our useless music teacher taught us the classic EGBDF & FACE, then I think my brain glazed over when the bass clef turns out to be different! Whose dumb idea was that?!11!? >:(

[@hellopsp180]

EGBDF and FACE is not something that holds people back. Its a starting point like with anything. Just a tool to describe what you are reading. Its up to you to put the effort into practice. I believe whatever note reading/ memorization method people use, it doesnt matter as long as you actually get up and play the piano everyday. The tools the "Musicians Inspired" May or may not work for you either, because the limiting factor in both methods is you actually playing the piano.

[@heartiu4713]

FR SAME

[@kennard3106]

​@@massimookissed1023For bass, I remember 'good boys do fine always' and 'all cows eat grass'.

[@MichaelClark-zc7ht]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with the pneumonic devices, they are very useful as a starting point to organize your thoughts. Reading intervalicaly or with landmarks is fantastic and speeds things up, but at the end of the day, you *still* need a master reference system to check your accuracy, and the pneumonics are very handy for that.

[@ayeshak6822]

"Well if it's above G, what is it?" Me: "H."

[@foforin112]

b r u h m o m e n t

[@valkanimates]

It’s “A” ok? Like. *b r u h* bruh. So what comes after h? “B” you got that now? Good...

[@jackiepyzocha7380]

A

[@charlotteice5704]

I live in Germany, for me it's always been A - Ais/B - H - C - Cis/Des - D - Dis/Es - E - F - Fis/Ges - G - Gis/As - A . It's confusing. And we refer to the middle C not as C4 but as c' (not to be confused with ,C (C1) or C (C2) or c (C3)). These videos are so much better than what I learnt in music theory at school.

[@SathyasHarmony]

Lol

[@shanejung2976]

I'll stick to playing the triangle.

[@bela-zo5yn]

Shane Jung I’ll stick to playing mayonnaise

[@jesusguardado6840]

Ill play horseradish

[@aliceinwonderland6325]

The triangle’s actually hard to play too go search professional triangle percussion

[@derpyramalamapalsamasancha7373]

Shane Jung I cant even do that right lol

[@arrietty1619]

lol

[@freiheit6311]

Wow - I'm a music teacher and have been teaching using the 'Every Good Boy' method recently and found that students struggle with reading notes above and below stave using that method and also don't seem to find the relationships of notes on their instrument or piano. I've been looking for simple methods of teaching sight-reading and notation and this Landmark system makes so much sense and is very clear! Thanks for sharing! Will give this a go!

[@musiciansinspired]

Yeah! Over the years, I've taught students in private lessons both ways. And it was no comparison. The Landmark system is much more effective is getting students to read notes. I've had students come to me from previous teachers who taught them "Every Good Boy" method and when I ask them to name me the mnemonics in the two staves (every good boy does fine, all cows eat grass, etc.) they say, "I used to know it, but I forgot". The Landmark system is easier for students to remember because there's logic to it. Good luck with your students, let me know how it goes!

[@honeyquiboquibo5555]

Me too

[@lambertmathew1474]

Wish you could teach me too.

[@sueg2286]

@@musiciansinspired At 04.22 you have some notes mixed up, the low B should be a D.

[@neoblackcyptron]

I like this system. It focuses on visual recognition. The old mnemonic system was a pain to deal with. Thanks for this.

[@lilyofluck371]

Fun fact! The Bass Cleff kind of looks like an F and in-between the dots is bass F. The Treble Cleff looks like a fancy G and between the circle on the bottom is where Treble G is.

[@christianlund2925]

i’ve been playing piano for 11 years why did i watch this entire thing

[@ei-ko3937]

Because you pressed on the video

[@stefanietabor3900]

Sameeee

[@grainneoneill1571]

Same

[@SnowWhite-zy5mp]

Because his voice is a soothing background sound

[@NoteyouraveRage]

Because it was interesting?

[@heatherwhiteley3556]

My 5 year old son has watched this about 100 times, and I think he has all 9 minutes of your dialogue memorized. He's sitting at the piano right now, and he's at 8:15 right now. I might have to make a video of it and show it to you. He definitely reads music better than I can right now, and though I'm not a musician by any stretch, he's going to pass me up with my 7 years of piano lessons pretty soon! Thank you for such a great video! People like you make KZbin a great place for learning!

[@NoteyouraveRage]

Heather Whiteley How are you not a musician after 7 years of piano lessons???

[@sugacookie9929]

Noteyouraverage | I think she means professionally.

[@supersaiyan4gogeta12]

@your lie in april ;-;

[@wesleyy04]

supersaiyan4gogeta12 so sad

[@toolguyslayer1]

I am happy for you what powers does the situation you guys remind me of me and my mom I'm almost your age now probably older but she still loves me creating music I played more instruments that I can count now buy him as many as possible anything under 250 bucks and then if he really likes it let him go nuts nuts that's especially if it's under 70 then that way he can learn to work on his own instruments save some bucks and buy more instruments LOL seriously though

[@skydreams3856]

My worst enemy: notes floating above in space.

[@dhisufiroafrozenseraphimdragon]

Lol. Yeah until I watched this video I didn't know what those floating notes were.

[@moomooyaa9368]

samee

[@johnflavin1602]

Sky Dreams yes, good point, they always confused me. Like what the hell is that note if it’s not on a line or in a space.

[@mechamicro]

Extreme Tremble or Extreme Bass is hard to see

[@iloveanime506]

Ikr

[@Sooberpew]

I’m dyslexic and imagining things in a picture is easier to memorize for me so this method you shared with us is totally helpful! Thanks

[@grassrootsmusic]

I’m the same way I get it :-)

[@ratpatooti]

When I was learning violin (I now do bass), my teacher didn’t do the “every good boy does fine” and “good burritos don’t fall apart” and I’m glad I didn’t. She taught me bottom space, middle line, top space. Remember those notes. Then, she taught me where the open notes were and it was so easy sight reading from there. Music teachers REALLY need to ditch the mnemonics.

[@obamaslastname6415]

Could you maybe explain it more? It's really difficult for me to understand

[@Neoprototype]

Yes please show us how your teacher thought you.

[@KazzakRaider]

Same, but as i played Eb Horn, i never had to play notes at the top of the stave, so i never learnt what those were, only what valves were needed to play them, so I didnt actually know if it was an E or F i just pressed down the correct valves, makes it very quick to sight read, but that comes with lots of practice/experience

[@obamaslastname6415]

@@krs-two4329 yeh that'll be helpful

[@feen7304]

Please record the discord session

[@integlol151]

This makes me thankful to whoever invented TABS for guitar

[@ryzagarcia5206]

I KNOWW I took classical guitar in school and i would always right down the letter of the note on the sheet

[@TomClarkSouthLondon]

TAB existed long before notes!😌

[@jadenrobinson9781]

I would recomend learning sheet music because tabs dont show timing well, but if you just want to learn a song then go ahead & use tabs.

[@PotatoFarmer656]

Whew, this made me appreciate the person who came up with the staff. I tried learning via mnemonics and I was getting nowhere. Looking at this thing via the landmark system, I never realized how well thought the staff was in terms of symmetry and distance between notes, damn.

[@MaggaraMarine]

_"I never realized how well thought the staff was in terms of symmetry and distance between notes, damn"_ All of this is a coincidence, though. The piano simply uses the standard clef for high pitched instruments for its right hand and the standard clef for low pitched instruments for its left hand. The symmetry is a coincidence - these clefs weren't originally used as a part of a "grand staff". Still a cool coincidence. But it's also important to remember that this only works with certain notes. Luckily, the note it works with is C that is the first note that people usually learn.

[@TabiMcArdle]

Because there really is a God. Praise Yah!

[@BlackPocketYT]

This is great, thanks for posting. It may also be useful to point out that the treble clef mark (𝄞) on the stave is centred around Treble G and the bass clef mark (𝄢) is centred on Bass F

[@poproporpo]

Yes! I was looking for this comment. iirc the treble clef is also called the "G-clef" because it is part of a family of clefs that define where G is, and likewise for the Bass clef as an "F-clef."

[@hi28]

are those emojis ??

[@sixten8493]

@@twenteee A year ago clef marks were customary and often included on a representative keyboard

[@samuelec]

@hi28 no, they are from the standard international set UNICODE or UTF8 characters, you can find them online they include emoji too.

[@OlgaSmith-ollie55]

Thanks for that 😮I wasn't aware 😅😢

[@meganleia]

i can read violin sheet music faster than i can read english but it takes me 2 hours to read one measure for piano

[@tanyaabadax8064]

yeah for piano- it takes memorization

[@vinneythe14th68]

Finally a violinist that understands XD.

[@akaye643]

Yeah violin is more easy to read than piano especially because you have to read for 2 hands

[@Briguy1027]

@@akaye643 I suspect that is the main reason. I honestly don't know how I can play with both hands but I do, LOL.

[@ragingman7320]

@@Briguy1027 apparently, if you already know how to play the violin, you will suck at piano. 😂

[@LettusNotLettuce]

the guy who invented piano notes was either drunk af or smart af

[@asn1321]

Man how Notes make us easy to play Instruments

[@ralek592]

Probably both

[@cassidys9880]

or french af

[@victornewman508]

I agree, wouldn't it make more sense if the letter A was were the main note C was instead? It be so much easier.

[@renascitur7051]

@@victornewman508 lmao true tho

[@worldmapping4895]

people: *uses do re mi fa sol la si* every tutorial: yeah we don't do that here

[@hyleris8079]

Truuuu

[@PeterGamerTutoriais]

@@isabellafairbrother8870 I know that in english is Ti but in Portugal (where I'm from) we learn Si instead of Ti, so idk what the variations are across the world

[@rockysandman5489]

@@isabellafairbrother8870 You have a lisp. It's Si. Universally. Or perhaps your teacher has a lisp.

[@dcalc0mania]

isabella Fairbrother In spain it’s Si

[@floriansaul4]

@@rockysandman5489 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solf%C3%A8ge

[@yosoress]

man I have to sing my ABC just to know what comes after a letter

[@irahdipodrono3452]

SAME english isnt my first language so when he asked i was like singing the song

[@iamdissapointed6810]

Same but english is my first language but i still have to sing the alphabet.

[@ankuratulkar8066]

So true man 🤣🤣🤣

[@vj51]

true

[@sukhithamadhavi3376]

Relatable man..

[@Crazypreeteens]

DUDE..DUDEEE..YOU SAVED MY SIGHT READING LIFE. Like you said, I was taught the typical way most teacher’s teach it and I was always super slow at it and I still haven’t been able to sight read fast (and it’s been about 9 FREAKEN Years!) in under 9 minutes...I am able to sight read way faster. Thank You so so much. You proved to me that everyone has their own unique way of learning and one certain way isn’t for everyone and it doesn’t mean your unintelligent. Thank you so much!❤️

[@KellyBezz]

Crazypreeteens don’t fret (pun!). Phil Collins who is one of the most God-given gifted musicians ever (he plays of course drums, piano, keyboards, even bagpipes!) and he is a self-taught musician. He tried to learn to read music (his grandmother taught piano) but he just couldn’t get it! He is credited with creating one of the most iconic drum fills ever and I believe it’s because he wasn’t tied down by what he ‘should play’ and he felt free to play what sounded great at the time. Some people just can’t learn to read music well, but are still talented. He had to develop a system to explain the notes he played to other classically trained musicians but he was obviously very successful [one of only 3 to sell over 100 million albums with a group (Genesis) and as a solo performer!)]

[@Java11679]

You must be dumb as fuck

[@AlexSprallis]

Crazypreeteens u played for 9 years without knowing about treble G middle C and bass F??????????

[@progamer_godwin7843]

Use chords so that it will be easy hahahaha

[@minimandal3629]

y

[@byak6687]

Me playing the piano, occasionally looking at the notes even doe idk what they are: 👁👄👁 yes I am pianis

[@ilyesbkr3870]

Pp

[@cactusowo1835]

Relatable, I can play a lot of things just by ear, listening to it and trying to arrange but when it comes to write o reading something on the sheet my minds goes blank lol

[@shanayonon]

SAME but For me I just memorize the notes then when I am in class I don’t need to look at the sheet music but I just use it to remind myself where I am at in the piece

[@hildanavalta4397]

SAME 😂

[@jamestsindos946]

THATS WHAT I DO LOL

[@earthjaysondaquioag1161]

Me: Imma learn piano through youtube Ads: learn how to play the piano with Simplypiano Me: ...

[@Ok-jy6zj]

samee

[@kornygerm]

ever since i watch a simply piano review, i've been getting ads from crazy..like please please try our product.learning sheet music is boring, our app is fun!.

[@lailasssaaa]

welp, same thing happened to me. ended up downloading it and got a 3 month subscription. it’s pretty good haha, i’m studying the entertainer rn (8th month, started on january)

[@lailasssaaa]

Sukubo lmao no, i just really like the app. i paid for the app with my own money. i’m gonna keep using it for another couple months, then gonna get a tutor:)

[@skellyboy_official]

Welcome to reality, you're not the buyer, you're already the product!

[@TLMuse]

Maybe it's worth noting that the landmarks are related to the perfect intervals in the key of C (a perfect 4th is F, a perfect 5th is G; these intervals are the inverse of each other, corresponding to opposite movement around the circle of 5ths). -Tom

[@Marny5580]

Too bad music taught in schools has been eliminated. My mom couldn't afford lessons so my school gave free violin lessons - and I loved learning violin. Decades later I took piano lessons and found that I wanted to put the piano under my chin.

[@stanelris5443]

Marny5580 that last sentence caught me off guard I think I laughed a little too hard

[@RWBHere]

Marny, then there was the great big idiot in hospital with a bleeding neck. His 'cello had to be surgically removed. And CELLO = Cremona Extra Large Leg Over!

[@kalebsok2947]

RWBHere how come?

[@ameg6432]

I have band. the elementary gets music. its not gone yet

[@farahleanne]

@@ameg6432 I'm in middle school; still have music. 😃

[@darrellcarey4160]

I play piano drums guitars and bass all by ear. Know theory and notes on the instruments and teaching myself to read. But your system show me in less than ten minutes a better way to read than 40 years of my 56 years of living. THANKS A BUNCH!!

[@ufo717212]

What a powerful method! Perfectly symmetric and only C, F, G are used for landmarks. Easy and efficient!

[@HG-jh5zf]

Just bought myself a 61 key keyboard for Christmas. I’ve wanted to learn to read music and play piano for years and years, and at nearly 35, I’m finally committing to it. While I wait for my instrument to arrive, I’ve been delving into various methods of learning how to read music. I found this video to be an amazing primer/introduction to the subject. Thank you!

[@kurtus.1]

I’m a violinist so the bass clef scares me.

[@mohamad6533]

lol

[@sexorswag]

XD

[@mnm1022]

What? Why?

[@gaelsdaddy2341]

I'm a violinist turned pianist. And the bass clef is a nightmare.

[@vinneythe14th68]

you should be. Bass...BASS

[@Nein01]

Just want to point out a mistake at 4:18 so no one gets confused. You mistakenly wrote B instead of D for the second to last note shown here

[@hildcit]

Nein01 I actually noticed that while watching the video

[@StephJ0seph]

Ahh that's why I was confused! Thanks for pointing it out

[@peninsulapooches5886]

Helped a little bit but no mention of sharps/ flats

[@johnflavin1602]

Nein01 you’re correct, well spotted. The B would definitely confuse people.

[@ineedspeed9085]

Don't get him wrong

[@metallica-fan]

Why am I learning piano when I don't have one...

[@itay3017]

That's me xD.

[@lovisapetersson1620]

Freddie Mercury the fuck did you write Bohemian Rhapsody without a piano

[@marrissaedwards7647]

I getting😂

[@CailVT]

music theory and sheet music actual applys to the most instruments, like guitars, harmonicas and the most other melodical instrument.

[@briana_patrick]

@@lovisapetersson1620 LMFAO IM WEAK

[@OlafFichtner]

I wish you had been my music teacher at school. Three decades after leaving school I'm now trying to get to terms with all this - and your video is a great help. Thanks!

[@bigjoocy]

You taught me more in 10 minutes than I did my entire schooling life thank you. I'm self taught and by ear with a few different instruments and I never could quiet understand reading notation so its nice to break it down like this and having those hot keys or hot zones (can't remember the wording exactly) to help memorise key parts of the piano was really helpful thanks heaps!

[@gavindennis9988]

6:04 - “Wise men...” 6:10 - “...Only fools...”

[@ajatellin7510]

woah how did you even notice?? 😯

[@seapalmo]

Dam

[@LettusNotLettuce]

and i... cant... help

[@Luna-ye8sk]

Falling...In...Love

[@jammi7017]

WITHHHH YOUUUUUU

[@mtmals9786]

Your super lesson wins the gold 🏅. Eliminate decoding by memorizing the landmarks and playing the note instantly. Worth mastering. Thank you.

[@jenn4593]

FINALLY!!! A clear explanation on how to correctly read and play the sheet music at the same time. I’ve been searching forever! THANK YOU!!! You are my hero ☺

[@KevinTorres-pw3ny]

Thank you, I've never heard Landmark before, I've been trying to learn how to read piano notes, and this is a better method for learning how to memorize the notes, I just love how people like to make comments of the negative, instead of the simplicity that you have showned us how to memorize notes. Thank you!

[@fran1196]

I'm watching this at 1am and I don't even have a piano.

[@sweeeeetpatata]

Same....

[@ChillGuyYoutube]

Relateble

[@agreneus3485]

Same

[@Brown86Eyes]

It's one of those nights huh? XD

[@sarahemily1]

Legit! 1.05am here and trying not to let this confusion put me off.... I also have no piano 🤣

[@dragoncurveenthusiast]

Seeing that you used g as landmarks in the trebble and f as landmarks in the bass, I was surprised you didn't mention that the treble clef is also called the g-clef, whereas the bass clef is also called the f-clef. the treble is called like that, because it is a stylized G sitting on the g-line. the bass clef is a overly-stylized F, whose 2 points indicate the f-line.

[@jerryli821]

You say, "the treble is called like that, because it is a stylized G sitting on the g-line." it looks like it's sitting on the e-line

[@PatSporrerMusic77]

@@jerryli821 It's not "where the treble-g is sitting on", it's called the treble-g clef because the "circle" part of the treble clef "circles" around the "g" line

[@jerryli821]

Okay, there wouldn't be in A or B cleft and F is already taken. An E clef would be below the F clef, too low.

[@pleaseenteraname2201]

I was waiting the entire video for just that. The stylized shape of the treble clef is an ornamented calligraphy representation of the letter G, and winds itself around the actual G line. Likewise the bass clef is a decorated old-style F with the two associated dots highlighting the F line. However, I do like his discoveries, and will be using them in the future to assist student's reading - especially those proficient in one clef but not both.

[@Chyllbacca]

You just blew my mind. I’ve been playing piano for years and didn’t know this until now :(

[@stevedavies1996]

INGENIOUS! I learnt to read music over 50 years ago using the mnemonic method. It was ok , and my first sight playing piano was good, BUT after a 45 year gap I am teaching myself piano and now loving except it takes too long for me to quickly identify those ledger notes. Thank you so much for your landmark method, it is so much easier now

[@mazharcoban]

tutorial: treble g me: trouble g

[@kiwixx1190]

When you played that high G, I shed the fattest tear

[@brometheusjables2644]

lmfao. This tickled me

[@janamahmoudfawzy7322]

AN ARMYYYYYY

[@idklol5142]

WHEN I WAS, A YOUNG BOY

[@FREAKOFNATURE-mb8oo]

My father...took me into the city,

[@hema_jp]

To see a marching band

[@BlackMarketDude]

I been playing piano for 20 years. It’s 5 am why am I here.

[@meadowvisuals]

Teach me plz

[@a_leafdanial1181]

Lol

[@sakamata2588]

no teach me

[@leviackermans4641]

Amazing!

[@nothingtoseehere8865]

You can’t read music after 20 years?

[@kaigainiki9156]

Guys... If you can sightread it slow, then you can sightread it fast No but really, once you start slow, you'll gradually get better and better at sightreading

[@massimookissed1023]

All it takes is practice 40hrs a day.

[@violethues5182]

i can’t sight read slow lmao

[@abig6762]

@@massimookissed1023 twoset fan!!!!

[@theegg-viator4707]

@@merilynchan7636 玲玲不行

[@phantomsinthemist]

You forgot to mention practice? Sacreligious!

[@psh7193]

This actually helps alot, I am a piano player but I sucks at sight-reading. It took me so long to read, but this helps me to read the location on the piano, not memorizing and counting everything. So big thanks from me!! Wish my teacher taught me this long time ago :(

[@rosagutierrez2779]

"what we have is high G" *G Note* *sobbing* "WHEN I WAS---"

[@sxftkenxbi]

*sobs with you* "A YOUNG BOY-"

[@sxftkenxbi]

*continues to cry while throwing self out window* "TOOK ME INTO THE CITY--"

[@rosagutierrez2779]

Depressed!EmøAtTheTwentyØne FallØutChemicalDiscø *plays rest of the song*

[@sxftkenxbi]

*cries in emo trash can and from pain of throwing self out window*

[@aniruddhakabbya622]

TO SEE A MARCHING BAND--

[@psm-e4o]

When I finished watching your video, I immediately subscribed because you've taught me more than a piano teacher probably ever will.

[@yamunadevir5546]

I'm in early stage of learning and found this amazingly useful. When my master taught this in conventional method, I was completely stuck how will I follow this notes to keys by mere counting in future. I really have no words to thank you Master 🙏 ❤️ Love from India (Tamilnadu) ✌️✨️😇

[@dex7145]

After watching this three times I'm literally able to play nearly anything on sheet music. You got yourself a like and a subscriber.

[@jbxfile20idk6]

What really?

[@asstroeongdong-min1709]

Thats my Tamaki good job

[@jackieedwards-henry8315]

Great video for my adult beginners, especially in our quarantine environment! This is essentially the way I introduced the staff and reading to them, and your visuals are great. Thank you for producing and sharing-much appreciated!

[@sterling5052]

This was absolutely phenomenal! I've been trying to find informative yet simplistic videos to explain sheet music because I've only ever found videos that were way to overly complicated, and then video's that gave so little info with no descriptions or follow-ups. So, it's amazing to find your video, this has accelerated my practice exponentially. Thank you so much for this video! ~Sterling

[@rosamonteza4648]

Thank you soooo much, it feels great to see how easy I can read the notes....

[@versatilejams]

This video actually helped me more than Coursera courses and all sorts of other videos on KZbin.

[@Kramlets]

Yeah the mnemonics were always super frustrating for me. Remembering the landmark system is going to help me so much, I've never thought about it in this way. Thanks!

[@Lukas7360]

I've been taking piano lessons for 10 years straight and let me tell you - reading the notes when attempting to play a new piece of music is always challenging. Perhaps it' just the fact that it's been years since I've had my last piano lesson and I'm just getting rusty but learning new songs is always such a pain in the ass when trying to read them and play them fluently and correctly.

[@araryaarkanantaw300]

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[@jwboll]

First day piano student here, I just played "flight of the bumblebee" flawlessly thanks to your video.

[@CheerioBox]

good burritos dont fall apart

[@ermelinda2223]

Cheerio. Box what !?! 😂😂

[@ratpatooti]

Line notes for bass

[@tuan.2.3]

Great for my Mexican music teacher!

[@Skye0710]

Crazed Z haha!!

[@lyingcat9022]

Literally eating a Qdoba burrito that is falling apart on me right when I read your comment haha

[@andrewsilver7048]

One tip for reading notes further down (or up) would probably be recognizing the patterns of intervals. Octaves apart are easy because it lands on an opposite line or space (example: starting from a space, ending on a line) and there will always be three lines between those two same notes.

[@johnbrennan7047]

If it starts with a space, fill the between spaces and you have a chord.

[@helenaville5939]

+John Brennan. Not always. It depends on the type of chord.

[@mikewellwood1412]

Yes, I believe this is what pro's tend to do. Quite hard for a beginner to learn, I think, but worth the effort.

[@mirabellebonnet9113]

It's so easy. On a keyboard with 61 keys is the notes spectrum from C2 to C7 (5 octaves). High C = C6 Treble C = C5 Middle C = C4 Bass C = C3 Low C = C2

[@aidnndp]

To make it easier, you could just memorize it by itself. To be specific, memorize the base patters. Ex: The right hand is C D E F G A B C and the left hand is C B A G F E D C.

[@lpa9974]

Remember that it is important to identify your chords by looking at the bottom note of the chord and then go up. I missed this fact when I was young and always struggled to learn chords.

[@deanpanmei7531]

I was blind but now I see.

[@jorgepardo74]

On the recap, at minute 8'57" you say that the treble C is the third line from the bottom of the treble staff and that the bass C is the third line from top of the bass staff, when you should have said space in both cases. So there's a lapsus there. I know you know this, just making it clear, cause at first it got me confused, until I realized it was mistake. So in case someone else got confused...

[@Gergoool]

This is the best explanation I've found so far, thanks!

[@theclephane2914]

Excellent! I am 67 Yrs old taking u piano a year ago. This video helped me tremendously! Thank you!

[@bephanie]

nice! been playing my whole life and sight reading has always been really slow for me because i learned the "every good boy etc" method. this is great! i wish i had been taught this way

[@princessnitishasahu2252]

I think I'll have to go through this video 100 times so that I finally memorize everything that's been taught

[@AdoptedYooper]

Ditto.

[@tirage1177]

I literally got dizzy by the middle of the video, my brain can't keep up.

[@RabbitConfirmed]

same, lets be dumb together

[@cibewill1617]

Don't worry. Everyone is different. Just pause the video when you want your brain to pick it up. When finished. Replay it. Do not stop playing piano.

[@shutdahellup69420]

S A M E 😭

[@AceEarthTwo35]

i plan to buy a piano and learn from it, i know how to play guitar, what is more easier between guitar and piano?

[@cole_bh0373]

Skinny Rein piano will be a challenge, the hardest part will be the poly-rythms between both hands. I play trumpet and I am currently learning piano. It is hard but you will get it

[@laurawoodman4187]

I have been struggling to read sheet music fastly and correctly and this video has helped me realise the mistakes and made it so much easier for me thank you so much.

[@agilegrizzly8880]

I was taught the acronyms as well and always thought it was too difficult to learn sheet music. However, this video is an absolute game changer! As a guitar player who plays via chords/tabs, this really clicked and has ignited my desire to really learn piano. Thank you!

[@lynic-0091]

Same here!

[@stxxze5309]

Man you broke it down so beautifully. I really wanted to learn to start reading sheet music so I could learn Gershwin’s summertime piece, this video made the most sense out of all the videos I’ve watched. Thank you.

[@blehk5230]

"High G" *sheds tear being reminded of Welcome To The Black Parade by Mcr*

[@sxftkenxbi]

*looks up from pool of eyeliner in yeemo corner* i knew i wasn't going to be the only one *shed another black tear due to eyeliner*

[@kladeaney]

Glad I'm not the only one triggered 😭

You all suck

[@kingmendes2663]

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT 😭

[@alexdavis5412]

SAME AHH

[@Mytimenow123]

This has saved me years of frustration and possibly giving up. Thank you.

[@aydenr5467]

"All C's and F's" Like any high school student taking music classes.

[@koencagurangan3256]

I can relate to this on a spiritual level... If it wasnt art or Filipino (i’m from the Philippines) music was always my worst subject

[@von6413]

Opposite for me, I just did the best in music class cuz I was interested in it. It’s a shame tho cuz most the other students really weren’t interested

[@KingNedya]

I've always found music classes to be the easiest along with gym. Just attend class, lessons, and concerts and play the music, and you'll be fine, perfect 100%. I don't know how it is for other people but for me they've always been graded pretty much based on attendance, as opposed to the regular classes which are moreso based on performance.

[@aurora.a6645]

Thank you!!!! You just showed me the very simple way to put toghether the differences between the upper staff and the lower, a real challenge to absorb and memorize.Being a beginner I felt confused and frustreted by the changes I felt gratuitous. You are doing a good job showing what for the skilled is taken for granted. You are a very good master. Bravo!!!!!

[@privemochi]

dAmn i feel like u explained it really well for easy understanding but i think i know what the problem is here, it's _me_ me: wow he's explaining it really well my brain: dAmn bOiii sLoW DoWN

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[@TheBoglodite]

I noticed a couple really cool things with this. Check how when you're going up and down from middle C your landmarks alternate between fifths and fourths. Also check out how you're alternating between C and the clef note each time.

[@oysteinsoreide4323]

Whatever way you learn this. The real way to really learn the notes is to sight read in regular basis. And it doesn't matter much what type of way you remember the notes because sight reading forces the brain to connect a given key to a given note on the staff. So for a beginner. Sight read at least two to three times a week.

[@mautse7120]

That’s the way it is...

[@Hoo88846]

Agree. Practice makes perfect. That is how I memorized too.

[@harpfully]

Yes, forget landmarks or mnenomics or whatever -- too slow to help you when actually playing anything. You just have to practice reading so you instantly know the note on sight. For chords you have to recognize them as a single unit.

[@rhiannn3416]

I learnt how to play the piano when I was young, and I could read sheet music decently for left and right hand music. Then I started playing cello, and I could read left hand better than right. Then alto recorder, and I became better at right than left. And then I stopped altogether and I have forgotten how to read both... but I want to learn how to play the piano again. I remember playing this piece! I really liked it :) I remember child me recognised a pattern for the left-hand music on the cello. I don't remember what it was exactly, but I remember that I could read it instantly because where the note was relative to other lines told me how many fingers I had to press down and on which string. I've completely forgotten how to do that now, though. Oh wait, actually I just googled cello open strings. And I kind of remember now. The "open strings" are C, G, D and A. If I remember correctly I think my system was that those notes were the "base notes". And all notes above the "base note" would tell you how many fingers to press down. I think.

[@djangoray2665]

They thought me: Every Good Boy Deserves Food. Which I totally agree. And also: Good Boys Deserve Food Always I agree to this as well. Which is probably why they choose it. Edit and it pains me because, it's so hard to get to food. But at least it burns fat.

[@mikepolsky]

I was taught. Every good boy deserves fudge. And good boys deserve fudge always.

[@monstermushmush]

I know All Cows Eat Grass and F A C E

[@jacobmesmer87]

Every good boy read more? That doesn't make any sense...

[@Star_Taro]

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[@lucky13racing39]

For me it was Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

[@tim6167]

I do bad want to learn this. All my life I’ve wanted to learn the piano. At 55 I finally decided to do it with the help of KZbin. Will take lessons later. Thanks for these videos

[@jos.4174]

You're right about the disadvantage of using mnemonic to remember. Usually they help, but in this case it's better to quickly recognize the letter that goes with the line or space. Btw, you're really good at teaching!

[@katsuya063]

i'm relearning how to read sheets because today at school we played piano and i got nostalgia of how easy it was when i remembered.

[@shraddhadatta9911]

this is great!! never been taught so simply before. makes sight-reading a whole lot easier. been searching for this kind of thing for the past years

[@bigsugar3136]

I really appreciate the straight forward delivery of the information,many other videos have all these ridiculous side props that suggest we must be simple minded,your delivery reminds me of Steely Dan,calm, ordered and very good

[@willgirard1170]

This makes reading bass clef a lot easier, thank you. I'm a percussionist and bass marimba or timpani always messes me up being I'm trying to relate it to treble clef.

[@janeightxmae]

Awesome!! You explained it all perfectly. Thank you so much! I understood this explanation more compared to the others.

[@nesnas]

phenomenal instruction methodology! I am self taught on piano and I wish these videos were available before. I also loved his chords video!

[@akshathakini157]

This is brilliantly explained! Crystal clear for an absolute beginner like me awaiting the delivery of her first piano! Thank you so much 😊

[@mfw4900]

Damn Leafy actually plays piano

[@novaturient4404]

Ikr!!! souds like him!

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[@jassie138]

holy shit i am not alone

[@noodlery7034]

thats what i thought

[@Vysair]

people still remember him eh

[@bl3nd3rman97]

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Thats musically pleasing.

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[@borlani]

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[@LDXReal]

I was taught Every Good Boy Does Fine but this works too

[@stonelapsis]

I have been playing violin for years and just started piano. So I know how to read treble but not bass. Ive been finding it really hard to read music whilst playing piano because im so used to reading music whilst playing violin so it’s hard for my brain to translate it, especially bass clef because it’s completely different. Anyone have any tips?

[@MrRicoSandoval]

I tried band when I was a kid and the lessons never stuck. I’ve been playing for 30 years as a keyboardist and never bothered trying to learn how to read music till now. Great way of explaining things, it finally clicks!

[@bridgettecampbell1018]

My teacher taught me on the line "Every Good Boy Deserves Fish" LOL

[@xxunitatoaestheticxx3318]

For me it was "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge"

[@yukiefromoz2573]

Fruit for me, dunno why, seems more of a punishment eh 😅

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[@Alice_Fumo]

aw dammit i was hoping this video would reveal some incredible technique for sightreading nontrivial stuff, but its just how to read notes... :( probably just takes shitloads of practice until all notes are connected to muscle memory very well... ugh

[@sijhlo]

I'm sort of a beginner and i've been trying to comprehend sheet music, but it's never fluent to me, i just read the notes separately and it sounds so bad :v

[@Alice_Fumo]

apparently, experts can just read a whole section at once by looking at it and dont need to decipher or look at individual notes. what throws me back most is how boring everything i can sightread sounds, seeing as i play somewhat advanced stuff otherwisely.. im just going through my classical pieces from late beginner to early intermediate book from beginning to end to get some reading exercise.

[@sijhlo]

Well as they usually say, practice makes perfect =)) Just keep trying to read and you'll definitely be able to do the same, i'm currenctly trying to do the same, whilst learning new stuff on the violin and piano. I used to look at those youtube videos and try my best to play songs from ear, but now i really want to focus on being able to read the music on paper

[@andrewsilver7048]

Snowyiu I think it also has to do with time. I mean, in band I didn’t put much effort into sight reading and definitely didn’t play for the fun of it like I do now, but I could sight read saxophone very well. I think it has to be taught step by step to become fluent. The thing that makes piano especially hard is the lack of a clear reference point like most instruments have. You associate your hands to a specific note in a fixed position, and you also blow into it.. With piano, you don’t really have permanent reference points, especially when practicing things that change keys constantly.. You could probably counter this easily practicing sight reading for specific keys though so you always have some mental record about where your fingers went to hit each note 🤔 Then again, you could practice exercises without looking at the piano. I think I’ll try that 😂

[@pianofortefun]

I think if you also read notes in relationship to triads that can help you see more notes at once - relating to what music is built with- chords!

[@jacekyric]

dont tell me im the only one who wanna learn piano but don't have a piano myself-

[@aubreydaclis7293]

Samee

[@lilyzheng.]

Same for me before my birthday but I got one as a present! (61 keys)

[@DaviidOnTop]

@@lilyzheng. Good for you, I've been watching a lot of videos and have almost all important parts memorized. Now I'm just saving up for one.

[@rklvr9001]

same, I'm actually just using an electric organ hshshs

[@arish1909]

Same I'm broke asf😭

[@eliasmbuyo4066]

I'm really speechless over 3 years I have been looking to understand all this, at last you have broken the chain, thanks Sir your video is so much useful for me.

[@alirizwan9941]

now i can understand that all those who know how to play musical instruments are super genius people !!!

[@michaelzeng7096]

Your explanation of the piano keys is cleared n awesomely useful. You are fantastic teacher where every students should dream to have. Beginners should really appreciate your instructions and enable them to understand better n learn faster. Hope to see more of your tuitions in playing the piano on KZbin channels in the futures.

[@TL-tc9jq]

I play a Treble clef instrument and your explanation on the mirroring part really helps with getting faster with the Bass clef on the piano. Thank you! Good thing is when you practice more on your instrument, you won’t be thinking what note that is when you’re pressing on it. When sheet music becomes purely a position indicator, it feels the fastest. But I guess at the beginning it is necessarily to know what the notes are in order to know where to press.