How to Read Notes Fast - The Landmark System

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In this video I teach you how to read notes fast, using The Landmark System. Note Recognition is the first step to sight reading music / scores / pieces. Learning how to read music quickly begins with this system.
By using the 9 Landmarks you can read notes faster than using the Every Good Boy Does Fine method.
Enjoy!
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[@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?

[@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

[@Alley00Cat]

Amen.

[@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

[@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.

[@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?

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@shanejung2976]

I'll stick to playing the triangle.

[@belac5707]

Shane Jung I’ll stick to playing mayonnaise

[@jesusguardado6840]

Ill play horseradish

[@aweeeshia]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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..

[@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

[@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!

[@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!

[@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!

[@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

[@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 🤣

[@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 😅😢

[@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!

[@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!

[@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?

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@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. 😂

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@mtmals9786]

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

[@mazharcoban]

tutorial: treble g me: trouble g

[@jwboll]

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

[@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 :(

[@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

[@psm-e4o]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@deanpanmei7531]

I was blind but now I see.

[@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 ☺

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@theclephane2914]

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

[@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.

[@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....

[@nuberiffic]

"Instead of memorising notes on the staff, just memorise these notes on the staff!"

[@guestlsc0ol]

It's less

[@Nominokoni]

I've been looking for a really simple and easily understandable beginner guide for reading classical piano sheets and you sir, are the ONLY, LITERALLY THE ONLY ONE to have been this precise and helpful. I cannot thank you enough. I will be getting my piano on 10th this month and I am so ready to finally pursue learning the instrument I love the most. I will be watching your guides especially I will only be self taught since I live in a country where piano teachers are scarce. I'm looking forward to be learning as much as I can from your channel!

[@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--

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@ashleymoreno139]

My teacher said “your talking to much in my class! After winter break I want you to go in front of my class and teach everyone!” Thanks for the video lol

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@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!

[@Mytimenow123]

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

[@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 :(

[@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

[@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.

[@byrdproductions6095]

You're the first one to explain bass clef clearly that I've found and you're a life saver. I know how to read treble clef since I play gutair so when people only describe that and leave out bass clef I got frustrated till I found this

[@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) ✌️✨️😇

[@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!!!!!

[@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.

[@woppyt]

Thank you so much for this video. I used to take 30 minutes to read one line and now I read a whole line in under 5 minutes.

[@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

[@araryaarkanantaw300]

Me : Cant Read Notes Musician Inspired : Start playing Also me : "Oh That Song"

[@alirizwan9941]

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

[@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

[@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 😭

[@kingmendes2663]

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT 😭

[@alexdavis5412]

SAME AHH

[@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😭

[@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!

[@eggegg8026]

As an intermediate pianist who was bad at note reading, this video was EXTREMELY helpful and I will reccomend this to any beginner pianists.

[@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.

[@hexamirofficial]

lol I've been playing piano for almost 14 years and am finally learning how to read sheet music xD

[@von6413]

Wait so how’d you play it before? Wdf

[@bobar84c]

@@von6413 using ears ?

[@von6413]

@@bobar84c unless you have 1000 IQ and world class pianist to learn songs and play it just like that without reading a single note... idk how else you’d play.

[@florida_sucks]

@@von6413 I guess I have 1000 IQ then. It’s not that uncommon for people to play purely by ear or looking at tablature/chord sheets. I’ve been playing for years and finally am starting to learn to read music

[@von6413]

@@florida_sucks I guess you just have perfect pitch or something lol

[@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.

[@mega_ferret6359]

The first ledger C's was what really helped me push through my learning curve of reading. I loved that perspective.

[@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!

[@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

[@draculajackson3368]

Great idea. Wish my piano teacher in the 70s would have started with this and save me many years of struggling...

[@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 😅

[@jaymorrow58]

@@xxunitatoaestheticxx3318 Every good bunnies deserve fudge.. geeeeeeeez

[@ibrahimnabulssi8641]

@@xxunitatoaestheticxx3318 me to

[@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.

[@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

[@07lerner]

dan spătaru

[@peacesamuel7698]

Bring this guy back on KZbin please

[@kallistarivera9520]

"This note is a G" emo soul is *t r i g g e r e d*

[@westcoast5362]

Non-biodegradable Trash Can me I'm tRigGeRd

[@sxftkenxbi]

*spelled in eyeliner that ran down my face in tears* TrIggErD

[@MaCaRhonee]

Big oof to you... Good thing i didnt get triggered by it X'3 (HHHHWHEN I HWASSS HAAA YOUNG BOIII)

[@peterbondy]

All the landmarks C’s and G’s or C’s andF’s! How have I never noticed that pattern before!!! Crazy.

[@jc3drums916]

All it is, is pointing out the strongest, most consonant intervals - the octave, and the perfect fifth. Hence, Dominant (5th degree of the scale) refers to an upward P5, and Subdominant (4th degree) to a downward P5. Also notice that both clefs are written to point out landmarks - the treble clef swirls around the G line, and the bass clef has its dots above and below the F line. In fact, the clefs are the letters G and F written in a very stylized way. C clef works the same way, although it looks more like a K.

[@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.

[@myralyra2404]

Thanks for making this video! I’m always discouraged by hearing people who have played piano saying they’ve been learning since they were a child, meanwhile im starting now at 19. But I reallly want to learn so this video was very helpful for a complete beginner! 💗💗