subject: Learn To Play Classical Sheet Music On The Piano [print this page] Would you like to impress your family and friends by playing some classical music on your piano? Knowing a few tricks on how to read classical sheet music for the piano will help you learn at a much quicker pace.
Classical Sheet Music
Knowing how to read sheet music is imperative if you want to be a great piano player - whilst it's true that there are a few exceptions to this rule, the majority of piano players need to know how to read music to learn how to play properly. If you're serious about playing the piano in front of an audience read on...
...Knowing Your Stuff
As with any sheet music, if you want to play classical music on the piano then you should start with music that you already know how to play (simple stuff), or something you have heard plenty of times. Why? This will make the whole learning process a little easier - both in terms of being able to remember the tune, and for motivational purposes.
Listed below are a few tips on learning how to play classic music:
1. Play What You Know! As mentioned above, begin your piano-playing career with music that you already know or like.
2. Before you begin, remind yourself that learning how to read sheet music is not a walk in the park. Recognising that the journey will be a difficult one will make things much easier in the long run.
3. The first step to learning how to play classic sheet music on the piano is to learn your chords - once you know these you can take the next step because you will know what each note is and what it sounds like.
Being able to play the piano to a decent level is the dream of many, but only a few ever reach this stage. If you have the determination to succeed then there's no reason why you can't be one of these few - imagine playing at a family gathering while everyone else is crowded around the piano singing!
