When Playing The Piano Do You Always Read The Notes Or Do You Memorize Them Easily?
and end up playing the song without having to read the notes. I do that & I don’t know if I should try & read the notes all the time or if its okay to memorize because sometimes i’ll be staring at the notes but i won’t be reading them i’ll just be playing from memory.
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February 6th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
uhh.. it’s called muscle memory?
I dont even think you asked a question?
everyone does that, if they’re normal
February 6th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
i memorize but i can read it if i need to
February 6th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
It is the same as typing . First you have to memorize the keys & where they are; then you read the notes or the words & your fingers automatically go to the proper places. You should always be able to read the notes just in case you need to.
February 6th, 2010 at 11:35 pm
If you can sight-read, good! And practice regularly. You would be surprised how fast some things can fall right out of your brain.
I can usually b.s. my way through most things as long as I have the key down. I can sight-read one clef or the other, but not usually both at once. Mostly, I play by ear, which works for me. I can add to or skip parts of the music as I wish. But it’s good to memorize songs for other reasons — you might want to add a personal touch to a certain song, modeled on something you learned before. Rearranging or just embellishing music can be very cool. : )
February 7th, 2010 at 12:59 am
If you notice, concert soloists usually play music that they have memorized.
I think that memorizing the music serves several purposes.
1. It proves that the musician has studied the music well enough to have memorized.
2. The best performances are from the “heart”. Memorizing leaves the musician free to concentrate totally on expressing himself through the music. Merely playing the notes accurately won’t cut it.
3. It reduces mishaps, like when your page turner is late to turn the page.
4. It gets the music stand away from the performer, so more of the audience can see him without obstruction.
Some of these reasons are trivial, & I am sure that there are more profound reasons that I have omitted.