doritoes77 asked:
I already know how to read music and i know where all the keys on the piano are at and what notes they are. So about how long to know do you suppose it takes for a person like me to start playing whole songs…i am so anxious for that day. i take lessons once a week 30 minutes.
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How to Sight Read Music
You don’t want to hear this, but….
it’s different for every person
practice hard, and a lot, and you will begin to play songs soon.
Sight Reading Music
i think it would probaly just depend on how hard you practice/etc.
like, i’ve been playing piano for about 7 or 8 years? but i don’t exactly practice at all, &i can still play songs. just with a little difficulties/etc.
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Im sure it depends on you
You can’t really predict how long it takes someone to learn something
Learning to Read Music
it depends on what you mean by “whole songs” – if you simply mean playing very easy songs hands together, it takes my students (who are generally 7 or 8 years old) about 6 months.
if you’re talking songs of great difficulty – it can take years as you gradually build up the skills necessary both physically and mentally. my students finish the earliest levels of piano about one grade per year (and by year i mean sept through end of june). at the really high levels – longer obviously
Learn How to Read Music Notes
If you’re talking about simple classical songs with both hands–my piano beginners (without knowing the notes) do it on the first lesson. If you’re talking about more complex things–say, Kabalevsky preludes–6 months. Tcherepnin bagatelles, Bach preludes, Beethoven Landler, Mozart minuets, etc.–1 year. Bach inventions, Schubert waltzes, Fur Elise, etc.–2 years. That’s average; some start them a few months earlier, some later. It just depends on how much you pay attention, ask questions, practice, etc.
How to Read Music Notes
That’s like asking “how long is a piece of string”. Just practice a lot and start with simpler pieces.
How to Sight Read Music
As the recent answerers have said, it’s hard to pinpoint an exact time.
It also depends on what kind of whole songs you mean. I’ll try my best anyway.
Time of practicing I “Simple” piece*I “Complex” piece* I
15 minutes I About a month I A decade, maybe?I
30 minutes I Two weeks I A few years I
1 hour I A week I Less than five years I
2 hours I A few days I Less than four yearsI
etc.
And I mean time of practicing daily. The numbers are really my guesses, and if your piano teacher is not that good, it could be longer. *By complex piece I mean difficult Contemperary or Classical
pieces, and by *simple I mean “Mary Had A Little Lamb.”
Hoped I helped! ;D And sorry the table is uneven, but I hope you get the idea. C: