Oclef Q&A: EP006 - What is your advice for someone just starting piano?
Reading. \xa0 My best advice for a student just starting piano, at any age (5\u2013105) is to develop your reading ability. \xa0 While you\u2019re working on your reading here are two super helpful tips:
- Have a very diverse set of books to read from. Don\u2019t stick to one book or one piece of music.
- Develop your \u2018visual vocabulary\u2019. Music is built from patterns and if you look, intervals (or the spaces between notes) are the building blocks of almost everything (chords, cadences, melody, counterpoint, etc.). Get very good at reading music by interval and you\u2019ll start to see how music is assembled.