Read Music in 7 Days 🎼🎵 (Beginner Piano Lesson with Downloads)

Come back to this video each day and take your next steps! Sight-reading music is one of the most important skills a piano player can have-- it will open up your musical abilities to new worlds of understanding and allow you to enter into the minds of the world's most famous musicians... but it can be so intimidating for new players! In this lesson and over the next 7 days, Lisa will walk you through the process, step-by-step, sharing her tips and tricks to make learning sight reading easy!

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⚡️Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:48 - DAY 1
1:03 - Measures and the Grand Staff
1:37 - Reading your first notes (Middle C)
4:00 -Stepping up and stepping down notes
5:22 - Low C
6:05 - Simple hands together
7:10 - Review and repeat
9:18- DAY 2
9:26 - Musical patterns
10:11 - G as a 'Landmark Note'
11:30 - Hands together
12:31 - Review and repeat
13:37 - Reversing the patterns
14:47 - Final line
16:21 - Review and repeat
18:39 - DAY 3
18:48 - Intervals right hand
20:39 - Intervals left hand
21:28 - The C Scale and musical alphabet
22:31 - Playing notes together
22:52 - Right hand
23:15 - Left hand
24:35 - Both hands together
25:09 - Review and repeat
27:12 - DAY 4
27:35 - Review what you know
28:57 - Right hand
29:48 - Left hand
30:20 - Both hands together
31:20 - DAY 5
30:25 - 3/4 time
30:50 - Left and right hands
32:22 - (Use the pedal!)
35:05 - C major chord
35:17 - Dotted half-notes
35:50 - Review and repeat
37:57 - DAY 6
38:16 - Rhythms & timing (8th notes)
39:38 - Playing different rhythms
40:43 - Adding in melody
41:08 - Sight-reading your first song
41:25 - Left-hand notes
41:56 - Right-hand notes
44:00 - Both hands together
44:55 - How to memorize the grand staff
46:00 - Review and repeat
47:19 - DAY 7
47:43 - Learning a song starting with your right hand
49:22 - Clapping the rhythm
50:22 - Reading the left hand
52:10 - Putting both hands together
54:24 - Lesson Review

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ABOUT LISA:
Lisa Witt has been teaching piano for +20 years and in that time has helped hundreds of thousands of students learn to play the songs they love. Lisa received classical piano training through the Royal Conservatory of Music, but she has since embraced popular music and playing by ear in order to accompany herself and others. She is a songwriter and recording artist. Lisa’s contagious enthusiasm will have you excited to practice and return to the keys for your next lesson. Her teaching style focuses on you, making lessons encouraging and fun.

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[blairgrossman]

I just finished your play the piano, 7-day lesson. I have tears in my eyes and my heart is melting! Thank you! You are a wonderful person and an excellent teacher. Can’t wait for the next chapter. This 59 year old man who fell in love with music hearing Goodbye Yellow Brick Road as a 10 year old is now playing the piano!

[ryce]

I am so lucky that I am born in a generation of free quality information. I learned how to read sheet music in less than 3 days at a workable level.

[nathanhollis]

I’m 67, retired, and decided to learn music theory as a hobby. I’ve spent months hunting and pecking for lines and spaces on the staff. Your instructions on looking at the pattern of stepping up and stepping down has been a game changer for me. Just at a quick glance I now know which direction to go. Once I get the hang of reading the alphabet backwards quickly while stepping down I should be good. Thank You

[MarvelousEtim]

You are such an incredible Teacher
Much love ❤❤❤❤ from Nigeria 🇳🇬

[melaniehancock]

The patterns really help a lot! I never thought I would be able to read sheet music. I’m 30 and don’t feel like I have a musical bone in my body, but I’m ACTUALLY playing piano now. You’re an amazing teacher. Thank you from Texas!

[dontblattme]

I'm honestly taken aback. I grew apart and hated piano as a child cuz of how all structured and repetitive it used to be plus I didnt have a connection with it before. Now, somehow i'm more attentive because of how you particularly teach it, it's almost like you don't pressure your students and I appreciate it so much, i'm a 32 year old man and I've always appreciated piano pieces more when i hit my teens. The 3rd day of the lesson in this video made me realize, I actually can appreciate and love music. I hated synesthesia tutorials on yt or incomplete song breakdowns, even moreso with other instruments but your content seems to embrace individuality in people and that really shines through to the way you address your viewers. Please keep doing more, you have my support <3

[mikecarlson]

I could not be anymore impressed how Lisa makes it so easy to for a beginner like me just to understand how to read and play piano notes. She is so awesome!! Pianote is the best for me.

[kradbrooddel]

I've just gotten into playing piano and have been searching around the internet for easy sheet music to follow as well as checking what symbols mean on Wikipedia. I cannot stress how useful this video has been! Perfect time for me as well, I just finished the 7th day and I can finally read sheet music!
...I'm still really slow, but at least I can read it. :)

Thank you pianote team, you're all amazing.

[sagewansamlal]

I am 66 years and am going to challenge myself to learn the piano. Thank you may you be blessed

[Rich]

I've been playing keyboards for years (Cubase producer actually!), but never learned to read music. This is perfect for me to learn. Just what I needed! Thanks a lot!

[kimberlywilson]

You are such a doll. Not boring at all. Great teacher!

[maxlimgj]

as a beginner, I certify this teacher and lesson beginners pls proceed!

[christophfaistauer]

This 1 hour video was more helpful than 4 years of music school. THANK YOU

[MarvelousEtim]

Your lessons has been of great help to from the the I was directed by a friend to watch your videos.
Teaches me lots of keyboard, piano and music than where I even pay for it.
Thanks so much. If I am opportuned seeing you even in my Dream, I will say I've arrived my music world ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🌟🌟🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟

[ihcjoy]

Hi Lisa & Pianote team, leaving a note here to thank you for this video and let you know that it helped me a lot! Playing keyboards/piano for more than a decade now using chords, I knew in my heart that I need to learn how to read notes for me to improve in this instrument. There's still a lot of practice to do but at least, I can now read notes. I'm so happy for this achievement. Thank you so much & God bless!

[_.brianrevy]

Its my tenth year as a musician who only plays by ear.. never learnt or wanted to read music but this video__❤❤ i think i need more sheet music in my library_

[xfcrpwf]

This is amazing. I’ve been playing for almost 70 years but always with music or lead sheets, not knowing how to create the song myself. I will be watching all of these. Thank you!

[Rawcel_]

My mom gifted me a piano last year and i decided to learn how to play it today and this video is very helpful. Very detailed teacher and i can now read the notes without getting confused. Thank you🫂💜

[CuBeAreaFUN]

I have no piano, I just dream to play and watch all of your videos Thank you for your lessons, it's really amazing