How To Read Music 2023 🎼🎶 (Beginner Piano Lesson)

One of the most important skill sets you can have at your disposal as a piano player is to know how to read sheet music (notes) so that you can learn to play the songs you love!

We’ve touched base on this before with our previous rundown on “How To Read Notes”, here:

It’s been a very helpful lesson for a lot of people, but I was left wondering... how can we make it EVEN better?

There are many different ways to learn musical notation, and I have a few new tricks up my sleeve that I thought might be helpful for new players trying to get a scope of it.

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro

0:41 - *Part 1 Review*
1:31 - Middle C
3:11 - Note Name Acronyms

3:48 - *Tips and Tricks*
4:35 - Landmark Notes
5:48 - Intervals
6:00 - 2nds
7:07 - 3rds
8:38 - 4ths
9:30 - 5ths
10:23 - 6ths
10:50 - 7ths
11:33 - Octaves
12:00 - Different options
12:29 - Use Patterns

13:14 - Lesson Review & Practice

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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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[MelodyMaker]

Do it daily when alert and not tired. Stumble, be patient, keep expectations reasonable. Rome wasn't built in a day. You will improve.

[nickgivent]

You are the most enthusiastic, most irresistibly charming, and most cheerful music teacher on YouTube. And the way you break things down to make them so much simpler is astounding. Most teachers I've come into contact with give you tiny bits of information at a time and they seem to be trying to make it more confusing... and they never come back and put the little bits of information they've given you together so it's up to you to connect the dots. Thank you nice lady

[kayden]

I SWEAR, YOU DESERVE MORE RECOGNITION

[geoffreydowen]

My wife and I have just bought a piano a and you lisa are going to teach me how to play it. Ps Iam62 ysars old and I had a stroke in October 2020.I adore Keith emmerson and now you. Thank you lady you are going to help put my brain back together.

[DashboardSymbols]

I'm 68 yrs old and have been learning piano for the first time over the last two weeks only and just adore your style. Thank you! You make everything just fun and fanciful...

[ElegantNtoonwi]

YOU HAVE CHANGED THE WAY I SEE NOTES AND YOU NEED TO BE THE BEST PIANO TEACHER I'VE EVER SEEN

[angelinselvi]

Maam before 3 yrs my music teacher used to scold and shout at me because i was slow in piano so i stopped quickly.and i started to learn in you tube and i started to see your videos. now i learnt piano with your help .
heartly thank you so much uncountable times .you are a beautiful in teaching ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[johnalexemeka]

Madam you are great, though I have advanced but I skipped little steps. And through your teachings I have retraced my steps. Thank you very much Madam.

[skhoosy]

the most valuable advice I can give as someone who struggled to sight read for ages is to play! the more you read the easier it gets and the quicker you spot the patterns and ideas discussed in this video. you'll build up a bank of mental patterns that appear in each style and you'll learn to not only recognise them but to play them without thought. these tips are really useful but the best way to get the most out of them is to keep reading. good luck!

[rashmikasingh]

I am a complete beginner, purchased a keyboard of 61 keys as a hobby to learn. And I am very happy that I found your channel.

[koreenkurtson]

Because I Always wanted to Play Piano, now with 36 I finally just bought a piano...and then found your channel a few days ago and its gold to me. Thank you for your motivating joyful Videos ..it Makes playling the Piano so easy for me.. don't know, why I waited so Long...its Like the piano and me are Made for each Other (and I secretly always knew!) and you connect us even more! Thx a Lot! ❤️

[michellewright]

This was very helpful. No thirds, fourths, etc. actually make sense. And I REALLY appreciate you pointing out the flow from the bass clef through middle C to the treble clef. Thanks!

[lapizcultural]

Thank you in advance for your enlightening tips. May God bless you and your knowledgeable
teaching skills.

[johnvandehey]

Marvelous. I'm 77 and bought a Korg Pa600 2 years ago. Know chords etc., but am just getting into reading sheet music. I took John Thompson's through 1A lesson book in the 1950s, and love music, but no playing until I also took up bass electric guitar 3 years ago. What a find for retirees with a love for music and the time and desire to want to re-acquaint.

[ryno]

Finally the words 5th and 7th etc now make sense, the way you’ve explained it with fingers and reading music WOW ❤thanks

[kevinharris]

OMG! Thank the heavens above people like you exist! I just love your videos! They are so helpful! I just purchased a piano and I learned so much from watching your videos! Thank you so much!

[dbrear]

If only I had a music teacher like you when I was a kid. To say you are "wonderful" would certainly be an understatement ! Stay being our teacher FOREVER please !!

[rage]

I'm an absolute beginner and last night I was doing the landmark interval trick on my own and thought to myself "I should just go learn the proper way of sight reading, it's easier to form good habits then break bad ones" so here I am watching this video for help and you're teach me the same trick, I love it!
Thanks I love your videos

[shannonbell]

I'm 24 and finally learning how to play the piano after being in choir for 4 years in high school, and I must say I feel like I have learned more in this video about music notes than I ever did in choir class! Thank you so much!