How I Use Lead Sheets for Playing Piano

[@SangahNoona]

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[@LisaRSArt]

Totally ready dear Sangah! You are my awesome teacher! Whoo hooo! So very proud of you! 👏👏❤️ Thank you.

[@richardfehlmann4593]

See you there ... in 4 hours and 41 minutes 😉♥️👊

[@pirate_hat_Ben]

I’m so excited for you!! You’re going to do GREAT on the Pianote livestream 👍😊❤️

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Everyone is so excited for today! The Pianote students are so fortunate. 😎❤

[@LisaRSArt]

@@richardfehlmann4593 👍🏼👍🏼😊👊💥🙌

[@14000091]

You have made an old man cry, this explanation is something I have needed all my life, you have unlocked a door, which as a classical pianist has always prevented me from playing like this, bless you!

[@ronniemaynor4434]

Ditto. My classical training tied me to the written page. Thanks, Miss Noona,

[@normpeplow3813]

I like you and love your playing. When I was young, I was made to take piano. When I missed a note (my fault I know) my teacher would smack my fingers very hard with her Sheaffer white dot pencil. I got to dislike my lessons very much. You lit a fire in me, I am now 81. I want to re-learn again and am now not afraid of the pencil.

[@irwanibra5904]

The beauty pianist-teacher- singer as well....

[@audreyschley8517]

Thanks for this insight. I am thinking n my 3rd year and have a lead shear book. This explains it perfectly.

[@yefelli]

I LOVE this sososososoo~~MUCH!! you've just solved my problems for centuries that no one can ever tell me so clear like that!!! thank you thank you!! love you!!

[@oliviaedralin1436]

This is how I normally play. I’m glad. It’s simple and allows me to be creative

[@LisaRSArt]

Very nice dear Olivia. I hope to get there someday! Hope you are having a lovely day. 😊👍🏼❤️

[@larryclair2195]

And if you have an ear for music there a huge timesaver. Used to call them fake books!

[@richbergeron7224]

Your personality is so under rated. I find you hilarious. Thanks a lot. Great lesson.

[@drjazz7278]

Amazing teacher and presenter as well as performer. Please do more like this.

[@cherylcuttineau7916]

You are a Master Teacher! I am 70 and just starting to learn to play piano. I adore your musical interpretations and learn from watching you. Keep up the good work, and thank you for sharing! ❤

[@Mueleski]

Your musical genius is showing!

[@rayswick4707]

I don't play, I'm a terrible student. I always end up crushing on the teacher. Sangah, no surprise you are a wonderful influence on the world of music. 👍❤

[@oliviaedralin1436]

Oh no !,,, you're so funny 😀

[@LisaRSArt]

Awwww dear Ray! You always make me smile. 😊👍🏼❤️

[@LisaRSArt]

@@oliviaedralin1436 he is right? 🤣👍🏼😊

[@g.g.1061]

I am basically a classical pianist. I got bored reading full scores, until I discovered lead sheet music. I am 66 years old and started piano when I was 7 ! Long time ago !!!!! I compose my own music and I write my own…..lead sheets ! Your video is excellent ! Congratulations 😊

[@hazy1010]

Nice! I grew up playing lead sheet style for my church choir without knowing it was “a thing”. Glad you put this video together. Now I can explain to my kids and share this video with them. You are correct!! I too have observed that many who have learnt the classical route strictly, cannot play a number impromptu or give life to a number with just the lead sheet.

[@oliviaedralin1436]

That's the way I learned too I thought it was terrible because I don't have the base... but I was able to swing it and ill embellish it because I learned to play by ear with using basic chords and reading basic leads notes .Arpeggios is my go to .... ☺ you can never wrong w arpeggios

[@rebeccaabraham8652]

This is how I taught myself to play piano when I was a teenager , in the 70’s - and then I was seduced by the 6 strings of blues….. I had absolutely no idea what a lead sheet was - but I had the ‘Buskers Songbook’s and some best of 60’s and 70’s books. The shame is that I try to play so many instruments that my keyboard skills have atrophied nowdays - but with a sampled Steinway I can always dream……

[@drmichaelshea]

Thanks. That’s the first music lesson I’ve had in more than 50 years.

[@rinzai123]

This is great, long time overdue. You are a great teacher/coach/ musician/ artist and more. You keep the student interested in the topic which is a great skill in imparting knowledge. Thanks Sangah.

[@sdxn2400134]

This is also a lesson in adding accompaniment to a melody. Very useful info for me.

[@LisaRSArt]

Learning from lead sheets is definitely one thing I will need to work upon. Have an excellent day with Pianote studio team today. Thank you so much. 👏👏❤️👍🏼🎶

[@ArthurGlover]

I prefer lead sheets and chord charts to full scores. Thanks for confirming the use of lead sheets

[@WoodyGamesUK]

I started doing that in my early 20's (after having played classical piano for years), little by little I stared to figure out how to improvise (that was pre-internet). Eventually I got to be decent but then you reach a plateau and it gets hard to find new ideas. I feel that once you've past a certain level of proficiency in your improvising, the one thing that can stop you from improving further is rhythm, how confortable you are at using more complex and intricate rhythm in your left hand while not affecting the right hand. And even more essential is general timing: how you maintain the beat while adding complexity to your accompaniment, whether you play slow, or fast runs. It feels like a life time of learning. I think Sangah that your playing is outstanding, but your sense of timing is just exceptional, something that I pretty much cannot find in other piano players (even very good ones).

[@Tclack]

Sangah, the way you walk bass is incredible. It's something I've unsucessfully been trying to mimic (not the 1-5-1 in this video, but this slightly more advanced thing you tend to do). If eventually you ever get around to making a breakdown similar to this one of common left hand patterns you use, that would be a great day indeed

[@Ordinary_Citizen]

Everyone loves you, Sanga!

[@jimstevens1726]

A GREAT video! I have been playing theatre pipe organ for 50 years and use this method almost all the time. It does free you up to have fun playing. I have never heard the music described as Lead sheets. We always called it Fake sheets. Found in the many Fake Books that are available. I first learned piano. When I started playing organs with multiple stacked keyboards, a 32 note pedal, expression pedals and many stopkeys, I found out Lead, Fake sheets were the best for my limited skills.

[@allanalmiranez92]

Thank you Sangah, I agree with you that lead sheets allow me to improvise and create my own interpretation. This tutorial and the rest of your video inspires me.

[@donnaisa6100]

Perfectly explained. Thanks a lot.

[@paulgribbon2837]

So much food for thought. I've got lots of practicing to do! 감사합니다

[@willowmusic5]

This is an awesome lesson. Thank you so much. I’ve been using lead sheets and lyric+chord sheets for a very long time with guitar. I’m just recently trying to apply these to learning piano. You presented it very well - more, please!

[@corneliusyoung9699]

Sangah, As a pianist who uses lead sheets and pretty much taught myself how to use them I think your description was amazing simply for novices and beginners. I know many will get much knowledge from your lesson here today. The one thing I love about lead sheet reading is being able to translate the melody into any genre of music you want. You can take a jazz song and make it sound like hip hop and you can take a country song and make it sound like jazz. Always fun! Please tell me where can I see you perform in person? I always see your live screenings, but would love to see you in person at a lounge.

[@SiggyMe]

This post is a year after you did this. I just discovered you and so I have been catching up on what I have been missing. This is fun exercise that encourages me to be experimental in painting musically a bit more freely. Your expressive voice reassuring me to let my sense of the music to be and come to the forefront rather than being too tightly wound around the written page. I will listen to it again. The key was you said paraphrase music is so much more than what's on the page. I interpreted as with the simplified notation it binds you less to it and sets you free to create in the blanks. Oh, I did it this exercise with you. It was fun just to let go and give the process a whirl. Its only me sitting here so what's to worry. Its easy to listen to your voice and of course musically my ears love it. My ears are smiling right now. Thanks!

[@deusdedithmaranhao2553]

Very good... His humor, his knowledge and that "colloquial" tone brought back some memories of my old Argentine teacher (based in Brazil), who loved Brazilian music... The "missing" MURARO! With his friendliness, everything is "easier" ... well to the taste of Brazilians. Thank you!

[@nagy-one4212]

You are a musical humanitarian. Thank you for sharing your hard work with us, I will always support your channel . No one sings "Smile" like you. It makes me happy every time.

[@LisaRSArt]

Every time you give a slight teachings in your livestreams, I find them very insightful and inspiring! Many of us in SF really love this a lot. Always great to learn and take away knowledge from a master. Thank you! 👏👏👏🎹🎼❤️👍🏼👍🏼

[@richardfehlmann4593]

Very well said Lisa, we love this a lot 👌😊♥️👊

[@LisaRSArt]

@@richardfehlmann4593 Thank you my friend. We are quite blessed with a master here. Have a beautiful day. See you soon. 👊💥👍🏼❤️😊

[@Flutterbyby]

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[@LisaRSArt]

@@Flutterbyby hi Flutterbyby! Have a blessed Easter! 🙏❤️😊

[@kenmenpiano]

Favorite thing about lead sheets is minimal page turning during gigs. One of the best skills I've gained while learning piano.

[@ColleenKitchen]

Amen to that

[@LionelN]

This video is very, very, very and very interesting. Very happy to get this private lesson and tips about lead sheet. I'll try to practise, now I'm a bit more easy with "Isn't she lefty"; except at full speed 🙂

[@gerryking4346]

This video is absolutely brilliant! I keep coming back to it again and again. It’s brilliant because of your personality and enthusiasm along with technique pointers such as counting along with the lead sheet and how you reveal all of the possibilities at different levels. Thank you, if you get the chance to do more that would be great. Also, a question, apart from the you tube stuff do you have any other teaching resources?

[@onpointmusic2]

when i watch this I'm still a beginner.. thanks for teaching us i know now what is lead sheets 👍👍

[@marlablow116]

This lesson was fantastic - please give us more suggestions and instruction like this! So excited for June when your Pianote session begins!

[@zackfishman3245]

Thank you for demystifying the lead sheet. This video is a real gift to your followers.

[@bryan.w.t]

I’m practicing so hard to get to this point. Breaking away from my classical mind takes a really long time, but this is no doubt more fun to play

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

First time viewer. Merci. I've been playing piano for 5 weeks and am learning my chords now. This was great for motivation. I had to laugh since when you showed the very first basic notes, and I was lost. But I know the work I have to put in.

[@paranoidmarty]

Thanks Sangah. Another great stream. Now my Irish eyes are Smiling. Martin from the Emerald Isle 👍

[@bunnyhollowcrafts]

Can’t wait to see you on pianotes! Really, a thrill! Thank you!!!

[@calote]

Wow, i'm just starting, like a month ago, and this is very good to open our minds to the various possibilities that exist whyle interpreting a music.

[@jezzaman707]

Super helpful. Thank-you. I had no idea what a lead sheet is, but now I do. As a beginner piano player, I now have another resource to aid my learning.

[@justmoose6534]

I always wondered how this worked. You make it sound so simple. As a non-musician, I'm in awe or your skills. Have a great day!

[@LisaRSArt]

Have a beautiful day. See you soon! 👊💥👍🏼❤️😊

[@justmoose6534]

@@LisaRSArt Have a great day Lisa. Not sure I can join. I may be in and out or may have to miss completely. Crazy times at work right now.

[@LisaRSArt]

@@justmoose6534 I understand my friend. Will be thinking of ya. I think you can watch replays. Have an awesome day and a very productive one. 👏👏❤️😊👊💥

[@richardfehlmann4593]

Have a great day Mike, hopefully these crazy work things still let you attend now and then 🤞😊👊

[@justmoose6534]

@@richardfehlmann4593 Hi Richard. It should calm down in a week or two. I'll try to make it today, but if not, have a great time and a great remainder of your week.

[@marktews654]

Bubu has the best teacher! ;)

[@everythingelse2294]

omg, finally .... i've been trying for so long to figure out how to start doing this, and you're the only person who i've seen break it down into something managable... thank you so much for this. it probably seems obvious, but this helped so much

[@panoptiv]

감사합니다~ best tutorial ever!!!

[@bernie7984]

Thanks, Sangah. A very helpful introduction to lead sheets. Just right for me. God bless!

[@MrVinceI.0081]

My piano teacher recommended me To buy a Fake book by Leonard ten years ago and I’m glad that I did. But, i don’t quite know how to add the left hand till i saw your video. My Fake Book has 1,000 songs and it looks like your lead sheets.

[@pirate_hat_Ben]

So cool! I still need so much practice to be able to make such incredible sounding music from just a lead sheet 😊🎹. Love it when Sangah shares her music knowledge… such a natural teacher! 🎹💥

[@LisaRSArt]

Oh yay! Morning Bengee! Your country mountains are beautiful btw! Have an awesome day! Hope to see you soon or pop in and say hi! 😊👍🏼❤️👏🎹🎶😉

[@solacestudios]

Thank you Sangah Noona for this! It means a lot coming from someone like you. Honestly all these while I can only cope playing with chord sheets (melody by ear or largely trial and error - nature of self-taught?). I often feel "inferior" than those who can read piano scores and I think you just hit it on the nail that is equally (or more) important to give it more thoughts and create our own "sound" and interpretation. I'll surely think about this before making my next music cover! Thank you!

[@justmoose6534]

This is great Sangah. Sounds so simple when you do it. Somehow I think its more complictaed for mere mortals.

[@AntonioRobertoFreitas]

Good is to start the day with good music, good live. 💐

[@zlamdat]

I love instructional videos!

[@JLPrice-kc2uy]

I'm new to your channel and would like to say how crazy you are by breaking down things that has a structure of stone; unmovable, fixed like a statue with no movement. You have a talent of getting inside the beginners head, to do their thing and own it... Thank You..!

[@mariomiranda2811]

Thank you . . And your charisma is much appreciated

[@007CK8antwane]

best lesson on using a lead sheet!!!!

[@pancarini6975]

I like you teach very simple to understand for beginners like me .... Thank you very much

[@maudlyn375]

This is the best video about improvisation!

[@travisforsangahstyle2024]

Thank you........Teacher ♥️

[@LisaRSArt]

Have a beautiful day awesome and great Travis! See you soon! 😉👊💥👍🏼❤️😊

[@travisforsangahstyle2024]

@@LisaRSArt ♥️🎤🎹👊👍😊

[@tomhepner5118]

I clicked on your vid by accident but am glad I did! This is a wonderful explanation of something I've wondered about for years.

[@luisphoto3]

Gamsahamnida! very engaged approach to showing how to use the leaf sheets!

[@thomasdeneui6042]

Thanks for the lesson, truly one of the better 15 minute lessons I have viewed on youtube. Nice to hear from pro and how you really work.

[@dinobucz]

Thank you for such a great video Sangah! Your explanation took away a lot of the mystique of how to use lead sheets. I am not afraid anymore! Going to go for it! Keep up the awesome work.

[@johanluzi]

Thanks for your AMAZING Light and Luv. I feel you. Helped me A LOT!!!

[@christophergetchell6490]

Thank you for this wonderful tutorial of how you use lead sheets! I don't sight read, but I can actually make sense of these!

[@tessellatiaartilery8197]

This was one of the best music lessons ever. I always love your performances, because your playing is exquisite and funky. And you impart a sense of joy, wit and fun. Your teaching style here is great, informative while really inspiring and energetic + relaxed and encouraging. Thank you very much! 😊

[@scottmoyer1357]

Always tons of fun learning from you, Sangah. Many thanks for your relaxed, logical, and entertaining approach to the learning process.

[@opertinicy]

i remember a lot of this from music theory when i was younger, but you presented it much better than i was originally taught. thanks so much for sharing this!!

[@Hugo_4t]

Thank you Sangah for your inspiring tips!

[@einstein6952]

I love this~! Thank you Thank you~!

[@pirate_hat_Ben]

I haven’t played (in a structured way) in over 15 years, but Sangah’s instructions gives me hope that I can start practicing again and be successful! 🎹👍👏🏻

[@richardbarros95]

you are awesome Sangha,,, im a trumpet player but you explain how a piano player gets what they need from the lead sheet.. thank you so much.

[@robertodelaborbolla8688]

Always enjoy listening to your interpretations of songs you play and the advises you give. From Los Cabos, Mexico. I am Roberto.

[@nickcruz8070]

Wow...one of the best lessons I encountered as an adult hobby level student! Thanks a million Sangah!!!!!!

[@takkintuiteru3159]

I'm becoming more confident in moving my left hand. I found the leadsheets much enjoyable thanks to you.

[@richard135b7]

Your channel has always been awesome. And now you're giving insights and teaching improv techniques to aspiring piano players like me. That is beyond awesome! Thank you so much.

[@fowlernd]

Great video! Thank you so much Sangah! 🙏 This is going to be really helpful because my left hand never knows what to do

[@agrotte]

Nice lesson, thanks a lot Sangah...the for is with you, yes, definitely.....

[@luvkayakn]

I took 10 years of piano lessons in my school years and left school with a repertoire of about5 late intermediate classical recital pieces and no clue how to play piano. I just learned of lead sheets a few years ago. Learning only to read sheet music robs us of the full enjoyment of making music.

[@adrianamolfetas2237]

You are Wonderful.. both Ladies... Sangah and Bubuji..! ✌️💝🥰 Thank You, dear SANgah ! You bring SUN in my soul, every time, every day.. All You do is Wonderful, as you are just Beauty, Passion, Love, Joy... You are a Blessing in my life.. God Bless You, your family and Bubuji ! Have a beautiful peaceful Wednesday, dear sweet Sangah, Bubuji and Awesome friends from Sangah Force ! 🙏😇💖🧚‍♀️💝🧚‍♂️💖😇🙏

[@LisaRSArt]

Have a wonderful day dear Adriana! See you soon! 🎹❤️👍🏼😊🎶

[@adrianamolfetas2237]

@@LisaRSArt Thank You, dear Awesome friend Lisa ! Hope you have an excellent day.. Big hugs and see you soon... ☺️👍💔🌷🎶🎹🤗

[@LisaRSArt]

@@adrianamolfetas2237 👍🏼😊❤️. Thank you. You too. Hugs from TX 😊

[@adrianamolfetas2237]

@@LisaRSArt 👏🤗💖🌞💝🤝🥰

[@aimeiz1]

Thank You for great lesson. I love Your enthusiasm.

[@mcquey9524]

Although I do not play the piano, it was interesting to listen to a professional. Thanks Sangah! See you today at Pianote! 🎹❤️

[@LisaRSArt]

Have a beautiful day Mcquey. See you soon. 👊💥👍🏼❤️😊

[@richardfehlmann4593]

Have a great day Serhiy, we see each other at 20:00 🤞

[@mcquey9524]

@@richardfehlmann4593 Thanks Richard! Have a nice evening! See you on stream!

[@mcquey9524]

@@LisaRSArt Same to you Lisa! See you on stream at Pianote!😊❤️

[@LisaRSArt]

@@mcquey9524 😊❤️👍🏼

[@nildavalencia5524]

Basic learning skills to build up your own individual creative talents! Sangah you are amazing 😻 Thanks Thumbs up 👍 I don’t have a piano now and I learned from sheets at my school with a nun! She was so patient and kind!

[@dawnesmith-sliming7004]

As a recent beginner player I have not loved lead sheets. They felt incomplete. You might see a chord but there was no direction where to play it and that C chord could be played in various places during the same song. But I have to say this video has me feeling a bit more positive about lead sheets. I think b/c I’m such a beginner I want to learn to play well and to read music and not make mistakes while I’m building a foundation. But your philosophy of finding your own sound is very liberating so I’ll work more on giving myself permission to play so that I like how it sounds without worrying that it’s wrong. Can’t wait to see what you get up to in Pianote in June :)

[@Janet_of_Music]

Thank you so much for this very helpful and educational video Sangah! It's very useful and helpful especially for classical pianist. Lead sheet definitely has more freedom and fun to play music❤️💯👊😎👍

[@ImJack6]

Great video! I m still beginner,this was very helpful.👍🏻Thank you teacher Sangah 😊💝 Btw Bubuji are so cute,,🐶

[@iangray5657]

Beautifully constructed method for using chord sheets. As a musician I found this video really helpful. Thank you and well done!

[@draugami]

I have always thought of this type of music as belonging to "fake books." Thank you for the new words for this creative music. (The chords on the left hand work very easily on the accordion.)

[@agerray]

I LOVE watching your virtuouso performances - they are amazing! But I REALLY appreciate this insight in to how you start with a lead sheet. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@ParaBellum2024]

When I saw the title, I thought this was going to be a video about roof repairs!

[@SovereignMax]

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[@junas4837]

This is AWESOME. Most videos that talk about improv and lead sheets dont show any sort of logic on how and where to put the notes on the left hand. Most just say "you need to master chords and scales and it will come naturally" or variations of this idea. Terrible!!! But you gave some principles and logic on how to improv. THanks a lot!!! Please make more of these! Or build a course on improv principles and logic! Thanks a lot, truly.

[@alejandromedina2349]

Thanks Sangah, this is an inspiring video for a beginner!

[@jamestang96]

Golden Nugget: Mindfulness. Exploration. Timestamp: 12:04 "THINKING about 'How to play something. All the POSSIBILITIES, choices, that's the definition of being a MUSICIAN, I think'. So, THINK about it and just PAUSE at the MOMENT, even for just one measure."

[@mikebode6699]

This overview of techniques really helped me. I was aware of them all, but hearing them all discussed in context to each other, along with the encouragement to enjoy developing one's own sound, this really helped me! Thanks for all your work!

[@orebelo]

Great video, I agree with you, lead sheets give us more freedom to be more musical but we (coming from the classic world) lack this know how of accompaniment so I think more video about that should be very welcome!! Cheers

[@jaymar335]

Yes, I have been struggling with learning lead sheets not knowing what to do with my left hand. You have broadened my horizons. I love your relaxed, personable delivery. It makes me feel comfortable learning from someone who encourages in such a friendly manner.

[@hectoraguilar770]

Thank you very much! You are likable! I enjoy your music class very much!