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

Visit our blog for a written version of this lesson with diagrams >> www.pianote.com/blog/sight-reading-piano/

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!

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

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!

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

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.

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

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.

Love her energy and her enthusiasm.

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

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

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

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.:)

I learned as a child the acronyms, but your method certainly makes sense to me and I like the idea of having landmarks. I haven't played since I was a teen, so I have to relearn not only reading the notes, but how much they are worth. Quarter note- 1 beat and so on. Thank you.

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!!!

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?

8 minutes with you taught me more than years in music...

I remember learning this method when I first started piano lessons...it's still a good one, easy to remember and fun to learn. Hopefully everyone learning piano uses it.

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!

Been playing music for years and I have never seen this concept taught so simply. This definitely changed the way I read sheet music. Thank you!