CaptainMan251@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agoPeople who play piano, how did you learn to sight read proficiently?message-squaremessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down12
arrow-up156arrow-down1message-squarePeople who play piano, how did you learn to sight read proficiently?CaptainMan251@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square19linkfedilink
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoFrom the sounds of it, most of us never learned how to read music like that, so I guess you’re in good company!
minus-squareAskewLord@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agowhy would you ever learn to do it unless you’re working professionally in classical music in some capacity?
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoIt would be cool to be able to pick up a piece of music and translate it into music in real time.
minus-squareAskewLord@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agothat takes 5-10 years of practice, several hours per week. every amateur musician i know practices like 10 hours a week, and the semi-pros it’s more like 20
From the sounds of it, most of us never learned how to read music like that, so I guess you’re in good company!
why would you ever learn to do it unless you’re working professionally in classical music in some capacity?
It would be cool to be able to pick up a piece of music and translate it into music in real time.
that takes 5-10 years of practice, several hours per week.
every amateur musician i know practices like 10 hours a week, and the semi-pros it’s more like 20