Learning Letter Names

......IF YOU CAN SAY IT YOU CAN PLAY IT...SPEED READING.

1. Learn the names of the notes of the piece of music away from the instrument.

2. Learn where the notes are on the instrument independently of the music ie; play all the C's etc.

3. When the notes of the piece are thoroughly learnt away from the piano and the position of the notes on the piano are learnt put the music on the stand and read and play the notes with the music.

Using this method a pupil can learn their notes in approximately 20-30% of the time taken when trying to learn the notes at the instrument straight away.

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