CaptainMan251@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoPeople who play piano, how did you learn to sight read proficiently?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down12
arrow-up157arrow-down1message-squarePeople who play piano, how did you learn to sight read proficiently?CaptainMan251@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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