How to Read Notes The EASY Way You Weren’t Taught

In this video we will guide you through a game-changing method for decoding musical notes! Say goodbye to the world of acronyms and say hello to a transformative journey in understanding deeply the grand staff. Get ready to elevate your note-reading skills with a fresh perspective that has way more to do than memorizing.

⚡️CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:20 Grand Staff
0:57 The Musical Alphabet
2:17 Landmark Notes
3:23 Patterns
4:49 Intervals
5:54 Use All Tips
6:43 Closing Thoughts
7:37 Practice Tool

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[gilgillis]

I gave up piano at around 11 years old. Today I am 67! If you had been my teacher then, I would have never stopped! So clear and understandable this way. Now I think I will start again with your help. Thank you!

[someoneelse.]

I'm 191 years old and this is the best instruction I've ever seen.

[awittypilot]

I am a lead guitar player in a band....you just explained this better than anyone I have ever seen. God bless you dear! I am finally NOT overwhelmed! It's all a matter of practicing what you teach to become familiar. The light just went on! Thank you so much!

[wrightbytes]

55 years old and just got my first electric piano to learn. I found this channel, and this video makes so much sense. I would normally look at a bit of sheet music and be totally mind blown as if it was written in some alien language. This totally simplifies it for old noobs like me. Thanks so much for this video. BTW, Lisa is a lovely teacher. So enthusiastic and cheerful. Think I've gotten my first teachers crush in many decades lol

[ezraestrada]

My daughter was able to read notes without memorizing the acronyms, she said she just learned where the notes are, so I think it's the landmark.

[designwishesbypamela]

I'm 62 and have wanted to learn the piano since in grade school. My husband gifted me a piano for my birthday and I found you via the free software offer through purchase of the piano. I've been taking Lisa's courses and I love them. So easy to follow and I love her enthusiasm and coaching. Thank you for this video. It has made learning to read music so much easier.

[charalove]

I am a musician and learned how to read music at 32. I’m now 54 and teaching beginning guitar, Ukulele, drums and piano, this short video helped me read music better.:)

[nishantharepalli]

I love how you inadvertently taught us how to play the first part of Can't Help Falling In Love 😍

[dysntgr]

I have been subconsciously doing this for a long time now. Requires a lot of practice for your brain to just look at the staff and think "oh thats a 6th" especially for bigger intervals but this is way better than the regular way with the acronyms. Thanks for showing this method to a larger audience <3

[UraniumChef]

She’s my favorite teacher of all time, we are truly blessed with her ability to share music with us all :)

[jmduffee]

As someone who last read music in 6th grade and is now starting to learn how to play the piano at 50 years old, thank you!!!

[northalaska]

I’m seventy and have always wanted to play but have dyslexia which I think made learning music more difficult. Today I discovered this video lesson thought I would give it a try, what’s to lose. Suddenly things stared to come together in my head and it was all making a lot more sense. Thank you! It seemed less intimidating and I had a sense I could see how things were working and coming together. I feel I will watch MORE and see where this takes me. Wish I had this feeling of understanding and optimism of music fifty years ago. Maybe I could have caught on and would be able to take this somewhere and enjoy music so much more, MAYBE. Can old people still learn to play or is it likely just a dream?

[meherflamenca]

For someone with almost no musical training this is so clarifying. Thank

[NadiaComposer]

Hello. Thank you so much for your beautiful video. I'm a piano teacher and like you, I believe in the method you are using. I have to say that I never met anyone who was using acronyms with success. I could see how every person who was trying to remember the words for the notes, was struggling with reading the notes and most of them were ending up writing the letter names for the notes in their music books. The acronyms are just taking people away from the actual learning. The method you are describing makes perfect sense and it works. Everyone in my practice who was following this method, became very fluent in reading the music. Thank you for putting your heart and soul into teaching. Your video is very inspiring and positive.
Kind wishes,
Nadia

[sibby]

I've been playing violin for 8 years, and landmark notes have always helped me so much. Same with patterns, too. These techniques can also be applied to many other instruments, and are truly game-changer methods of sight reading sheet music! Thank you!

[stevehawkes]

I've tried to learn to read music so many times. Previous teachers abandoned me, as I couldn't get it. Thanks for your explanation, I paused the video and figured out the answer before you told me (and got it right - yippee). A small step but one I'm delighted with, thank you <3

[SydneyKnight]

I started orchestra lessons in the 4th grade playing upright bass and I still remember the day this clicked for me and it was so exciting! Now 15 years later you've helped it click for treble clef and piano :) thank you!

[usernamemykel]

This gorgeous pixie made me SUBSCRIBE! Her energy, facial expressions, clarity of voice and content is superb. And the DIMPLE!!!
I'm about to be 79 years of age, and have been playing musical instruments, by ear (but mostly fingers) since I was a teenager, starting with a Gibson Les Paul electric guitar. I've accumulated and have had fun playing harmonicas ("Blues harp"), Pennywhistles/tinwhistles, native American flutes, mandolin, fiddle (a violin when wearing shoes), and keyboard.
Hopefully this pixie will teach my left hand how to play nicely with my right hand, on the keyboard - I only play melody, with my right hand. My left hand doesn't know what to do and how to integrate with my right hand.

[MrRONGWAY]

So this is the best simplification of notes I've seen and got this quicker than the old go to. Bravo !

[richardlehoux]

I have been playing for 5 years and this is the best tips for reading I've ever got.