How To Read Music 2024 🎼🎶 (Beginner Piano Lesson)

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[@nickgivent3157]

You are the most enthusiastic, most irresistibly charming, and most cheerful music teacher on KZbin. And the way you break things down to make them so much simpler is astounding. Most teachers I've come into contact with give you tiny bits of information at a time and they seem to be trying to make it more confusing... and they never come back and put the little bits of information they've given you together so it's up to you to connect the dots. Thank you nice lady

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[@ishmaelopare1290]

I wanted to say that, but you said it so,...

[@fabiocaetanofigueiredo1353]

Agree with every single word!!! 👏👏👏

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Yup.

[@MelodyMaker]

Do it daily when alert and not tired. Stumble, be patient, keep expectations reasonable. Rome wasn't built in a day. You will improve.

[@CarringtonKelleys]

Thank you. 🤜🏾🤛🏻

[@lastbornrelic3430]

I'm starting piano tomorrow anything I should learn straight away?

[@MelodyMaker]

@@lastbornrelic3430 humility. lol

[@lastbornrelic3430]

@@MelodyMaker what do u mean

[@charles-kim.travels]

do you think one will be able to learn and master reading a score in 6months if practicing 30-60mins a day? and can u really play a music without memorizing and just reading sheet? can i play chords in my left hand instead of notes in the base cleft?

[@DashboardSymbols]

I'm 68 yrs old and have been learning piano for the first time over the last two weeks only and just adore your style. Thank you! You make everything just fun and fanciful...

[@Baleur]

Never stop enjoying life

[@geoffreydowen5793]

My wife and I have just bought a piano a and you lisa are going to teach me how to play it. Ps Iam62 ysars old and I had a stroke in October 2020.I adore Keith emmerson and now you. Thank you lady you are going to help put my brain back together.

[@sophiaonus3108]

How is your training going sir??

[@kayden4576]

I SWEAR, YOU DESERVE MORE RECOGNITION

[@endeamonsuchiki-kun8701]

Why u here? Levi?

[@captdeadpool8217]

Levi be learning piano when he's not on screen

[@skhoosy]

the most valuable advice I can give as someone who struggled to sight read for ages is to play! the more you read the easier it gets and the quicker you spot the patterns and ideas discussed in this video. you'll build up a bank of mental patterns that appear in each style and you'll learn to not only recognise them but to play them without thought. these tips are really useful but the best way to get the most out of them is to keep reading. good luck!

[@PianoteOfficial]

excellent perspective!

[@relicofgold]

"you'll learn to not only recognise them but to play them without thought".......how long does this take?

[@user9999-z]

@@relicofgold Depends on the persons intelligence, and age.

[@relicofgold]

I've heard 10 years is not an unusual time span in which to learn to be fluent at reading music.@@user9999-z

[@dbrear1954]

If only I had a music teacher like you when I was a kid. To say you are "wonderful" would certainly be an understatement ! Stay being our teacher FOREVER please !!

[@Italy_625]

I'm an Actor/Singer and I've been learning how to read music for a while, this has really helped me get the concept of music, so thank you😊

[@johnvandehey7002]

Marvelous. I'm 77 and bought a Korg Pa600 2 years ago. Know chords etc., but am just getting into reading sheet music. I took John Thompson's through 1A lesson book in the 1950s, and love music, but no playing until I also took up bass electric guitar 3 years ago. What a find for retirees with a love for music and the time and desire to want to re-acquaint.

[@ElegantNtoonwi]

YOU HAVE CHANGED THE WAY I SEE NOTES AND YOU NEED TO BE THE BEST PIANO TEACHER I'VE EVER SEEN

[@shannonbell4179]

I'm 24 and finally learning how to play the piano after being in choir for 4 years in high school, and I must say I feel like I have learned more in this video about music notes than I ever did in choir class! Thank you so much!

[@rage2476]

I'm an absolute beginner and last night I was doing the landmark interval trick on my own and thought to myself "I should just go learn the proper way of sight reading, it's easier to form good habits then break bad ones" so here I am watching this video for help and you're teach me the same trick, I love it! Thanks I love your videos

[@angelinselvi561]

Maam before 3 yrs my music teacher used to scold and shout at me because i was slow in piano so i stopped quickly.and i started to learn in you tube and i started to see your videos. now i learnt piano with your help . heartly thank you so much uncountable times .you are a beautiful in teaching ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@applemanuk]

Never work with a teacher who scolds or shouts at you ... that's just bullying!

[@antonioleopold9248]

Dear Lisa, you are definitely the best music teacher ever. So happy and crystal clear. Just amazing. Thanks for every single lesson.

[@PianoteOfficial]

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[@kevinharris5164]

OMG! Thank the heavens above people like you exist! I just love your videos! They are so helpful! I just purchased a piano and I learned so much from watching your videos! Thank you so much!

[@PianoteOfficial]

A detailed chapter breakdown for you! Chapters: 0:00​ - Intro 0:41​ - *Part 1 Review* 1:31​ - Middle C 3:11​ - Note Name Acronyms 3:48​ - *Tips and Tricks* 4:35​ - Landmark Notes 5:48​ - Intervals 6:00​ - 2nds 7:07​ - 3rds 8:38​ - 4ths 9:30​ - 5ths 10:23​ - 6ths 10:50​ - 7ths 11:33​ - Octaves 12:00​ - Different options 12:29​ - Use Patterns 13:14​ - Lesson Review & Practice

[@DJSpinsa]

Do you have a video on the proper fingering when sight reading from the bottom bass clef to the top treble clef? Still confused on when to cross fingers or reposition hand 🤔💯

[@aadyapanday6049]

@@DJSpinsa pls we need that!

[@captdeadpool8217]

Don't wanna sound creepy but you have a beautiful voice.

[@margaretbinns3134]

I can play violin so I’ve learned to read one note at a time . Because of you i am now going to teach myself piano . The bass clef will be a problem but this will help a lot . Maybe I will sound better than on Violin . I’m 74 and started learning music at 64 yrs . I automatically figured out to map out landmark notes . My favorite first not was B . “ B in the middle “

[@Ideas_officialYT]

i am 10 and i have lots of fun watching your tutorials till now i was scared of getting sheet music for my favourite songs now i can search for it without wories its faded by alan walker

[@Alcatraz509]

This channel has changed my outlook on my past. I have beat myself up for not joining music class due to bullying. I’ll spare you the details, but I had come to assume I would struggle for a long time to learn or understand these concepts. You, Pianote, have shown me so much and I feel like you’ve brought all these classes I missed to me. Its truly the best learning experience I could have asked for. Thank you very much for your time, effort, and knowledge!

[@koreenkurtson6191]

Because I Always wanted to Play Piano, now with 36 I finally just bought a piano...and then found your channel a few days ago and its gold to me. Thank you for your motivating joyful Videos ..it Makes playling the Piano so easy for me.. don't know, why I waited so Long...its Like the piano and me are Made for each Other (and I secretly always knew!) and you connect us even more! Thx a Lot! ❤️

[@philiphartle5587]

Lisa is by far the best piano tutor charming beautiful talented and she presents the lessons in a way that seems personal to each individual xx

[@johnkrasnevich5989]

Another little trick that might be helpful to some is recognizing the fact that even numbered intervals are always line-space or space-line. Odd numbered intervals are always line-line or space-space. Remembering this might help some people quickly differentiate, for example, a sixth versus a seventh. Keep up the great videos.

[@rawfeekee657]

i purchased my first piano sheet music book of one of my favorite artists Norah Jones. i have started deciphering the notes section by section thanks to you! thank you so much for your videos. literally a dream coming true

[@PianoteOfficial]

This is exactly what we want to hear! Very glad to be a help

[@MegaPraiseHim]

So, I've been working on getting better at reading sheet music for years. I have games on my phone, I use the acronyms, I practice, but it's been really challenging to get all those note names to stick to my brain and coordinate with my fingers, lol. Every time I've just gone up or down a note because I recognized the interval I'd chide myself and say "that's cheating read the music!" I feel like this video has given me permission to "read" in a different way. I'm excited to incorporate these tips into my practice. Thank you!!! Blessings

[@mahekj25]

I play a keyboard... Yeah I played many songs using ABC notes but I found trouble finding them... Then I decided to check out how to read notations and boom... I can at least read them now... Very slowly but through this video I know I will be able to pro at notation reading... Thank you Pianote

[@ryno6101]

Finally the words 5th and 7th etc now make sense, the way you’ve explained it with fingers and reading music WOW ❤thanks

[@rashmikasingh2053]

I am a complete beginner, purchased a keyboard of 61 keys as a hobby to learn. And I am very happy that I found your channel.

[@PrinceWesterburg]

Wow, you got me reading music! I learnt guitar through intervals, which is THE way to do it and have played for decades to session level but never learn keys. Lockdown is unlocking the piano. So very glad to find a system thats 'intervals for piano' as this just opened the door - immense thanks!

[@PianoteOfficial]

Really good to hear!

[@Levi89723]

How did you learn through intervals?

[@jeffreyehlers1605]

Your enthusiasm is contagious!

[@asateria6945]

Awesome! I've been playing guitar for quite a while through brute memorization and by ear. At 67 I started playing piano and wanted to learn how to read sheet music. Apart from eye opening impact from studying music theory, your approach to learning how to read sheet music was almost equally impactful. For me your approach made so much sense and made it so easy to read music I was flabbergasted why it was more difficult before! Now it is so much easier to go from sheet music to keyboard. Thank you!

[@JasmineWay]

This is how I read it too! Thank you for articulating so clearly! One more landmark note I added to my memory after watching this video: base F. This is going to be tremendously helpful!

[@polvorin15764]

Not sure why this channel has not 10M subscribers, there is no better content on the entire youtube for learning piano on a better or more positive way, the vibes in her videos and explanations are unmatchable. My best discovery of 2021 or last years easily. Thanks youtube and thanks Pianote for the grind and joy bringing to all us piano fans!

[@johnalexemeka4194]

Madam you are great, though I have advanced but I skipped little steps. And through your teachings I have retraced my steps. Thank you very much Madam.

[@lapizcultural3542]

Thank you in advance for your enlightening tips. May God bless you and your knowledgeable teaching skills.

[@MrMikeChain]

You're such a great instructor. So patient and understanding. Thank you!

[@Nilslos]

Thank you, although I‘ve been playing the piano for some years I‘m not as good in sight reading. This gave me some new impulses. What I always do for the bass clef notes is see them like in treble clef and move them down a third. This is obiously only for the note names and not the height, and I don‘t know if it‘s the best way.

[@JakobWitt]

When I watch these videos it feels like im on vacation. The way you break it down, the enthusiasm and the overall positivity that you bring with you is just so damn calming and inspiring. I'll gladly leave a comment here because I know that it will tell the youtube algorithm that I need more of this :-) Thanks for good vibes and for the lovely teaching. Slowly but steadily improving here from cph Denmark :-)

[@lelleithmurray235]

Thank you for making the dreaded 'What IS this?' so much easier and less stressful to understand.

[@ESICDeputyDirector]

My video actually stopped and started buffering....but it paused when you were smiling. Such a happy satisfying smile. Just release a complete piano course on youtube...it would make the world a happy place to live in.

[@Baumlausable]

hands down best piano lessons on youtube, I learned so much!!! thanks from London & stay safe everyone

[@srinithia4762]

I'm in love with your teaching, it's so clear and you're so enthusiastic in teaching which I absolutely love... I had a lots of doubt in reading and playing... But after watching your videos I'm kinda clear about it... Thank you so much for making this videos... Not only for me but also you're helping many people who are having hard time in reading notes,have a wonderful day (sorry for my english) !!!

[@YamileSaberlina]

I love this video. I’m so glad you explained about the landmark notes because I always hated those acronyms. They always confused me! Thank you!

[@eddted2876]

Very well explained! Beginners get more benefit when a teacher goes at an easy pace without rushing it all. Her charts in red are helpful too! Middle C must be determined from.a.startimg point as done here! Good!!

[@djtoy]

I love you! You're the best piano teacher ever! This is a huge hack to reading notes. I can't read notes but I've been playing by ear all my life. I've hit a wall for the longest and I feel like this has opened up my next chapter! Thank you. You deserve over 1million views!

[@christophergraham8324]

This makes so much sense. Thankyou!

[@godsavethequeen457]

This is so helpful! This is one of the areas where I struggle. Reading music feels like reading Arabic (and I don't know how to read Arabic). I am not learning the piano but I am trying to learn the harp and this is easy to translate for that. I can't wait to get back to it! This video will make is so much less painful for me. Thank you! :)

[@toughgamer2960]

Thank you so much!! I used to be able to read the notes when I was a kid (I scored high in music classes) but now it's 30 years later and I forgot all that and guess what, at the end of the video I was able to read the notes all over again!!! Thank you thank you!

[@kamilzwierzynski]

I just ordered an electronic piano (at the age of 40) with the intention of learning on my own and with my 7-year-old son, and watching Lisa's videos I am convinced that we will both be able to effectively learn the basics of playing the piano. What a wonderful teacher!

[@caroltatum3596]

Thanks Sam and Lisa for putting this on here as well, was able to come back to it today.

[@vladyslavkamynin8121]

Great video! It’s definitely “a skill” that you need to develop and reach automaticity. It’s not enough to simply “know” these things. I knew how to read music for two years, I knew about intervals, but I never tried to sightread. I always studied and analyzed the piece before attempting to play it. This year I entered a music school and I had to learn to sightread for our sightreading exams. It took me 5 months of frequent sightreading sessions to put these concepts into practice. But I’m so happy with the outcome. I can sight read simple pieces now! Like Grade 1 or something! But it’s a breakthrough for me, because I couldn’t do that before! I could see the notes, understand the intervals, but playing even a simple piece straight away was next to impossible!

[@chrislovato3362]

Lisa and Pianote, this is probably the best lesson I've received in basic music theory. I guess it helps that I love the channel anyway haha. Thanks to the two videos I've watched so far, I was able to sight read the example you gave us at the end.

[@evazacharia7518]

Wow I just started learning to read music and this vid just popped up. This was really helpful. Thank uuuu Lisa❤️❤️❤️❤️😊

[@PianoteOfficial]

Perfect timing is what we aim for!

[@djkozarkozzer]

I love this soooo much! Thank you for giving of yourself to teach! You are an outstanding teacher. You are by far THE MOST effective and fun teacher I have found online. You don't move too fast. You build our confidence and make us believe we can do this. I cannot thank you enough. Seriously!!

[@kenleehk65]

Thanks! I've been working on studying and recognising notes on a music sheet and naming it literally on the music sheet, e.g. C4, E4, A3.... etc, before I actually play the notes on the keyboard. Now I can mix what I'm doing with your "cheat codes" to make it even easier to sight read! However, I have also learnt that some left hand/right hand combinations may be written on the same bass clef as in Hanon's practice sheets! Took me a while to figure that out!

[@PianoteOfficial]

Very glad to hear!

[@darlenependleton3150]

Thank you for caring so much! I am learning SO much just watching your videos. :)

[@mathematix-rodcast]

I just started reading notes today. I am truly a newbie, but I like my method better than the mnemonics that everyone else uses. I have two sets like every one else for space and then lines. LINES: [F]inal line [D]awning line (It is rising to sunrise) Middle [B] [G]oing up one line above the first line [E]ntering the treble clef SPACES: [E]nding space [[C]losest to top space [A]dvancing to top (It is going up one from the bottom space) [F]irst space on treble clef I guess my whole point is that it is better to know that the notes by looking at that immediately rather than going through a whole list. However, I totally agree that knowing relative positions is very valuable. So, I totally agree with Lisa.

[@MrFrak0207]

I'm sure you are like one the coolest person to meet in real life. So sympathetic, enthusiastic but still in a modest way. Thank you for all these videos!

[@mmakrzem]

Thank you very much for your lessons, you make learning fun and easy. One thing that I'm struggling with right now is knowing when to move my hand, vs when to just move my fingers. Ie in this lesson, at around 14:30, you moved your hand to a new position. How /when did you know to do this? I'd love it if you created a lesson speaking about this in detail. Thank you again for your great piano lesson videos. 🎹🎼🎵

[@jaleenmorris9221]

The following note is G; so she remembered her Landmark note and just moved her hand!

[@mmakrzem]

@@jaleenmorris9221 Yes, but if you watch a little earlier at 14:20 the same note was played with the pinking and the hand didn't move! So sometimes you need to know to move the hand, and other times you know to leave the hand where it is, and just use the finger that is above the note. That is the part that I need practice on as I don't know when to identify when to move my hand, and when it is okay to leave it where it is.

[@paciflora9137]

Excelente 😊 I hope I Can learn it because I tried and tried but is difficult for me 😬 I think this is the best way to learn thank you!!! 🎉

[@lexijco1]

That was a great lesson and refresher for me. I am a singer and remember most of this music theory from high school but am about 7 years removed. I look forward to watching you videos more!

[@makzoor]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Nobody did it as simple and enthusiastic as you did. I thought i would never be patient enough to get it and then this channel appeard. THANK YOU!!!

[@realkoko-loco]

Ma’am-you are a fantastic teacher! 👏🏼 Thank you!

[@hellagreen2734]

These videos are revolutionary for me. Sadly I gave up learning as a kid. But my 6-year-old has just started learning piano, so I'm trying to learn as much as I can so I can support him while he practices and learn along with him.

[@SibusisiweNtshangase]

You are having special gift God gave you .am 50 yes old never read or play piano before. BUT for 2wks amable to do something . May I continue with you lessons ..bye

[@albertmo1722]

Hi Lisa, Love your lighting in the video!!! Keep up the great work! Best, Albert

[@markcartwright9884]

I just started learning the piano and if I have any success, you get the credit, you present the information clearly and your enthusiasm is infectious, Thanks!

[@PianoteOfficial]

You got it! We will accept half of your Grammy Award!

[@patricklynch4495]

Thank you. This was really useful. I had already started to use a couple of the techniques before I saw this BUT I thought, "No that cheating - it can't be the right way". You have really helped me and my confidence.

[@prajapatichandan]

Your style, expression and cuteness really touched my heart ❤ and I'm really love you from my depth heart.

[@john00110101]

Thank you for this brilliant video! My son is learning in school he’s 9 and competition is tight! I’ve loved piano most my life! But never learnt to read music! And I really helped me out!! Plus.. you are beautiful! X😍

[@darlaj426]

You are a GREAT teacher! I love the way you present these lessons!

[@KateVidaure]

Ok, you have taught me so much today! I was feeling overwhelmed because I thought I needed to know the notes. I play a few songs since yesterday. Mostly by guessing the notes, didn’t realize that’s considered “site reading” a good thing. Thank you!

[@z-anon]

I've just started piano and struggled to figure out where the low C was in the bass clef although I memorize the position of high C. But your video gives me an inspiration. It you assume the middle C as a mirror, the low C is the reflection of high C in the treble clef.

[@gregoryharris3493]

This is great! I've naturally started using landmark notes but felt like I wasn't learning properly so I kept running the acronyms through my head trying to get the notes to stick. I'm so glad to see you say that I'm not going crazy but normalizing reading notes. Thank you for that! I feel more confident in my skills now!!!

[@Honey-kx8jt]

This has been soooo helpful and the video is extremely well put together to minimize distractions with the solid black background. It makes it not busy and easier to focus on the notes you show. I love the sound effects and image transition effects, it kept me engaged! Now I’m late for work 😬 lol thank you!!!

[@anamenjak9542]

oh wow!! I'm stepping into "mature" age and never played piano, so I just got myself a great birthday present. I had some music education in school as I sang in chorus but that was so long ago. I could figure out simple melody with right hand but was hopelessly lost with base. This video lifted mystery and fear. Thank you so much!!!

[@Andi-uj6nh]

Thank you so much. God bless you and your family.

[@magenemberton7114]

This was incredibly helpful. Reading notes makes so much more sense now. Thank you!

[@Sadiesdad1233]

After 72 years the entire sight reading thing now makes sense! This is the most effective music lesson ever! Thank you

[@Demi-8]

Wow! Thank God I found Pianote. Ma'am Lisa ♥️ you are awesome. I felt stuck and I found it difficult to sight read, I would actually put a lot of effort memorising each note. This is life saver trick. Watching your videos really inspire me to play more. Thank you So much God Bless you.

[@casperdaghost7836]

Haven't learned sheet music since I was n middle school. Needed a refresher and this helped so much. Transferring my knowledge from the other instruments I have learned. "By your powers combined, I can finally remember how to play." Lol

[@JagiChan]

i was also taught FACE; Every Good Boy Does Fine, etc... but this is just an easy way to do the sight reading. Thanks for sharing your learning.

[@samthul]

I just found your amazing channel! I am a guitarist of over 20 years and for the second stage of my life, my goal is to learn piano. This information is a godsend for me and it's done in such an approachable way. Thank you for existing! :)

[@BenWinder108]

The positive vibes in your videos make this much easier to under stand. Love the idea of landmark notes

[@michellewright99]

This was very helpful. No thirds, fourths, etc. actually make sense. And I REALLY appreciate you pointing out the flow from the bass clef through middle C to the treble clef. Thanks!

[@Jaythejam75]

Thank you so much for publishing these short videos. I play guitar and I plan to learn the piano. These short videos are encouraging. Thank s again!

[@sessions-piano-vocales]

C’est très bien expliqué et le montage/présentation derrière en dynamique est sacrément cool! Idéal pour un parfait débutant qui commence la musique!

[@cygnusalpha5575]

Very good video, really helpful. Just a friendly tip for your voice audio, you need a limiter or compressor on your voice to control your voice going very soft to loud since you’re very animated (which is great) but jumps in volume a lot on headphones.

[@colleensmith2038]

Awesome lesson as usual. Loved the intervals part. So happy to be a Pianote lifetime member. Best choice I made to have you as my teacher. Thank you Lisa and team.

[@PianoteOfficial]

🙏🙏🙏🙏 We are so happy to have you aboard

[@colleensmith2038]

Something finally made sense and "clicked" in my head.

[@briantyhy4880]

Never played piano before and I ordered a studio logic keyboard which should be arriving in a couple of days. Very insightful tutorial and i learned a lot. I am impatiently waiting for the keyboard to arrived. Thanks for the tip on learning my intervals. thanks again 66 and rocking

[@NealLandarech]

Hi, Lisa. I speak Spanish but I like your videos. Thank you so much. Excellent lesson. Greetings since Cuba👍👍👍❤🎹

[@strumsdrums]

Thank you for this video! Such helpful tips!

[@marilynseda3017]

I'm so happy to have found you, I begin looking, to learn to to play piano and read note. You are the best of the best! 🥰 Thanks 🤗

[@unclemick-synths]

As a bass player I see the bass clef as being like the treble clef but based on E (lowest note on a four-string bass guitar). So the Es on the bass clef are positioned the same as the Cs on the treble clef.

[@PianoteOfficial]

I like that perspective!

[@simmymac4066]

My word! You made something click on my head. I always struggle with going up and down reappearing the acronyms to find the note! Hope I can remember your way. Thanks a ton.

[@spruce808]

Another great video - thanks! I always struggle when the notes go above the treble clef, do you have any tips how these can be read easily? (Maybe another video...?)

[@therezabjorklund353]

Use flash cards and a lot of practice..and count the notes that go on lines and/or spaces after the A above the treble notes leger. It's what I do. With practice you'll recognize them without counting spaces and lines. I also write the names of the notes above the leger lines before I try to play them. As practice goes and you get better you won't need to do it so much. Hope it helps. You have to study and analyze each hand separately before putting them together and make notes on the sheet music that'll help you.

[@ZishPOE]

The way you describe notes with intervals is *very* enlightening and helpful. Thanks so much for a great video!

[@fwancisgewawd]

As a beginner, I totally agree on using intervals from landmark notes. I’ve been doing this in my sight reading practice.

[@elvi0115]

It's nice to review your past lessons. It's much clearer now.

[@hb19110]

Great Teacher. No doubt. Bless You.

[@ionuts1353]

Hello @Pianote lady.I like these videos not only because they are "material" teaching about piano and other instruments derived from it but also because you explain well and are also funny/ have charisma. One thing i would like to know since i dont think i have seen it explained in any of this channel's videos and it is about how to write your own sheets.What i mean about that is how do you write them on paper so you could recognize for example if it's a third C and a fifth G or something further away? How do you write on paper so afterwards when you wanna play the song writen you know with which note to start?

[@wendyhughes2234]

Thank you very much for your valuable lesson! I took piano lessons when I was about 11 years old, but my piano instructor was not a patient person- and made me very nervous- and that caused me to make mistakes. My son had the same problem with his violin instructor. So sad that this seems to be a problem that many people face.