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How to Get MUCH Better at Piano Sight Reading

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Here are handy 🕘 Timestamps: br0:00 Intro br0:36 Tip Number 1 br4:57 Tip Number 2 br6:45 Tip Number 3 br9:26 Tip Number 4 br11:11 Tip Number 5
Comment from : @jazerleepiano

Thanks for your tips
Comment from : @lourdesbajalacre

As a beginner, this is THE BEST information I have been givenBeing a former Sign Language Interpreter, I totally understand taking something being said into my brain and transforming it differently coming out of my hands! Thank you
Comment from : @paulasorvillo7525

I’ve been playing for almost a year and got depressed because I still could not remember notes on the sheet Now I know it was because I was focused on the keyboard Because of this video, I am going to reverse my eye contact Thank you very much for this piano playing principle USA…
Comment from : @Ranger1216

Gosh, I was always looking at the keys but get stuck memorizing the notes on both staffs…Thanks for this video! No more up and down, find the three black key group, 2 black key group This is a major change…keep fingers at the keys not away or off the keys…keep fingers “stuck” on the keyboard This is incredible difference You sir, are excellent teacher Thank you❤
Comment from : @Ranger1216

Hot
Comment from : @Hellen3450

Goddammit dude I picked back up the piano about a week and a half ago and decided this time to really truly learn if from first principles and I cannot stop watching your videos! Thank you so much for what you do
Comment from : @deadlyshizzno

i have been trying to learn this piece and i just realize that it has 2 treble clef, probably a beginners mistake, my 2nd week trynna learn piano
Comment from : @jjancestral487

Always great advice Slowly (and with less incorrect notes ) is better 🎉 thankyou
Comment from : @evarsingersongwriter6228

Great video
Comment from : @walkaboutjesusradio

Am i allowed to look at my hands if i already have the notes down? Very helpful tutorial!
Comment from : @maxvo2792

I love the tip of not looking and using your fingers to "feel" your way to the right keys The more I learn as an adult, the more I realize how much I missed (or my teachers failed to explain) as a kid Thank you!
Comment from : @kplicanic

Hello, thank toi for this Nice vidéo, I’m starting to learn the piano and your advices are very important to start well 😊 thank you and I’m going to Watch the others 🙏
Comment from : @mattb1763

Best piano video I've seen so far
Comment from : @Eliyahexe

The black groups was brilliant! It helped
Comment from : @Monkee_plays

I have my piano exams in 46 mins and I’m watching this cause I worried about my sight reading 😭
Comment from : @lydia-yn1bn

:P Understood nothing
Comment from : @DrMartinsOOmorogie

0:50 bro thats the piece im currently learning lol
Comment from : @Wacky_Morgan

I am in grade 3 and I am 7 years old and I am getting ready for my exam and this helped me a lot Jazer lee🎉❤
Comment from : @GeorgeMarin-h4b

Me i cant even read pyano notes😢
Comment from : @Lungelwagloria-m9g

Your English is❤❤❤
Comment from : @Lungelwagloria-m9g

Thanks a lot! Awsome video! I didn't know you also call it Alberti like in europe, in Italy we used to call it Basso Albertino ❤
Comment from : @seba4053

This is advanced sight reading stuff yet simple to understand Thank you
Comment from : @richard135b7

The reason I can't sight read is because by the time I can "sight read" a piece, I'm playing it from memory more than looking at the music
Comment from : @dansanger5340

Find the G spot, he heh heh eheh
Comment from : @Darkfault

Great video!
Comment from : @jd0808jd

Bro I wish you uploaded this video 20 years ago Subscribed !
Comment from : @classic240

Hi, i like your way Realy I used to play the flute as a teen I realy want to play the piano as a much reacher music can be done, beyond a melody brDo you have tips for reading notes with the fa key And how can you read both keys at the same time?
Comment from : @ורדעוזרי-ד6ר

Super helpful, thanks very much
Comment from : @alden-bourne-tm5zs

Great video Jazer Lee I appreciate your hard work, and how you clearly explain things! Super helpful
Comment from : @haydenm7

"read the next bars, if you can't, maybe this song is too difficult for you"brme trying to play twinkle twinkle little star and learning 2 bars per hours:
Comment from : @radioativlinks505

Just awesome lessons SubscribedbrMy bad sight reading especially with bass notes is frustrating cause songs get boring in the process of learning That's why I'm almost learning reading notes atm although it's also boring but I don't ruin my favorite songs for the future
Comment from : @Slyizable

Wow! Great tips ❤
Comment from : @ricerice9437

Great!
Comment from : @TeuSpnl

10:18 got you 😂😂😂
Comment from : @Paul-tq1um

Love your tutorials have worked for me for a long time now many thanks
Comment from : @pianoman6639

how about hitting notes very far away without looking? (like a note near the end of the keyboard)
Comment from : @Vladishit_Putler

Question: why aren’t pianos for beginners have different colors for the keys (not just b&w), and different textures (C being smooth and G being rougher)? Do you think that would help?
Comment from : @jawi499

Hanon's book helped me to sightseeing without looking at the keys
Comment from : @ImteazAhmedBengalensis

Does anyone know some easy piano sheet to read ? Thanks
Comment from : @meuniepierre1520

I've got a question there Don't you end up playing pieces by memory? So, if I'm not going to perform unfamiliar pieces from the list ever, is it still worth sight-reading? brbrI now can play rather complicated pieces but only from my memory I sight read really slowly
Comment from : @BalezinD

Bro has a giraffe neck
Comment from : @Kaorii1905

Jazer, you were right man, dont look at your hands! What a revelation!
Comment from : @chandanapieris7473

Thank you! Very good advice!
Comment from : @asyaandreeva2193

alright, here is the question, I just start my piano journey about 1 and 6 month, currently going for grade 7 exam, side reading is my worst part, If i didn't watch my hand, I definitely will play wrong is it don't mind and just practice until its correct?
Comment from : @SoNGoTeND2

Tio number 1 has really helped me Sight-reading is the part I struggle most on in an exam and my grade 5 exam is in a couple of days I may be a little late but just by not looking at my hands has made a massive improvement Thank you👍!
Comment from : @Shiqi-w2g

One song that doesn't come up often is Claire delune I can play some but not all Need to learn the sharps better and the scales
Comment from : @chrisdickson5686

Thanks for helping us find the G
Comment from : @Frostweather

As a self learner and a typewriter for 40 years (that had to learn typewriting by myself with a “blind method” when I was a teenager) I smile at your video because you are bloody right! When I first looked at the keys of the piano, I immediately felt that I had to take the same approach as I was taught for typewriting Magicians say that “hand is faster than eyes” and this is definitely true The problem is (as it was to me when I first faced a typewriter) that you have to have FAITH in that concept We humans are mostly visual and it is very difficult to asume that hand is infinitely faster and more secure than eyes You have to learn a new skill and it is slower process, but when you go through this, you discover a new world I also learnt that “black keys” (that also are the bête noire for beginners) are in fact our best friends, for this and other motives! Mr Lee, thank you very much for your videos!
Comment from : @MrCockney

I have a question: How do you combine this with the AAR (absolute accuracy rule) ? I can't get full consistency no matter how slow i play since i can't see my hands
Comment from : @shrekthelegend6162

Does this include practicing for a piano recital? Does the process go like this : looking at sheet music when practicing until we no longer have to see it And also when that happens do we start looking at the keys? The reason I ask this is because I notice quite a few concert pianists look at the keys most of the time if not looking at the ceiling or closing their eyes Maybe you can make a seperate video on how to practice for a piano recital Thanks
Comment from : @coziplace

Great video, and really well explained, and also demonstrated standard errors with negative examples I would like to have a piano teacher like you! Unfortunately, I'm very bad at sight reading, but I'll try to follow your 5 tips I've heard and read a lot about sightreading There are other aspects too For example: "Practice vertical notes (chords) better, less horizontal notes", true? Or: "Practice chorales instead of Mozart or Beethoven pieces (Bach Scholar)", true? What do you start with? Immediately with dynamic, or first without dynamics, etc Whatever, I think your video helps more than many others to get better at reading music As I said, brilliant videobr👌
Comment from : @Jaguar106-sl3ls

first tip helped me SO much thank you
Comment from : @solidgoldbeeper

What if i have a flat keyboard ?
Comment from : @mafterg

I am a 9 year old boy and thank you for your helpful tips🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂
Comment from : @jantam1112

You have really helped me Thanks
Comment from : @georgewilliams258

💥 Now, I want you try this technique with Scriabin prelude Op 11 # 8 Could you make a video about it ? Finding the right notes without looking at the keys is not always easy, specially when the melody has many jumps to the other side of the keyboard 😮😮
Comment from : @DihelsonMendonca

I wish I could find a good piano teachersigh
Comment from : @jhljhl6964

Thank you for a wonderful lesson ❤1-No looking down; 2-keep fingers close to keys 3-practice accurately at slow tempo so brain recognizes each correct note 4-scan ahead; review for challenging parts 5- review analyze for patterns, fingerings, structures, chords any others
Comment from : @RangerB-16

I'm more than glad I've found probably the most gifted music teacher on the net who can really help people who struggle like I do I watch you will no sound and follow your voice text
Comment from : @mchaelbarber7484

Please could you demontrate how you teach a beginner and someone whoo has not made much progress in many , many years Thank you MBa
Comment from : @mchaelbarber7484

This is something that will make a difference - Thankyou!!
Comment from : @mchaelbarber7484

非常好的教程，老师会讲中文吗？
Comment from : @chenyihao7292

I wish I could have you being my teacher Your teaching is really incredibly inspiring
Comment from : @roxanamckinnon6473

As a beginner should I be trying to implement not looking at my hands right away? I’ve been learning for 14 weeks and tried this today and it almost felt like I was starting over so it was pretty disheartening although I can definitely see the benefits to learning this Is it ok for a beginner to look at the hands a little ?
Comment from : @garrystevens8793

Thank you so muchbrI always thought I was dumb and unable to read music but it turns out keeping eyes on the sheet may help brThis fills me with hope again
Comment from : @jadef1531

The guy is very well spoken Many years of careful learning and practicing I'm watching his videos to learn speaking English as well
Comment from : @zhihong627

In your first step you showed s how to find G note by felling the 3 black keys but how do we know which finger we should be sing on it?
Comment from : @blogityblah

great ! what piano use?
Comment from : @johnnylong2023

There was a great video about, i think (its been a long time) daniel beliovski playing piano and had tech to track his eye positioning throught a passage brbrIts fascinating Dude was my theory/aural skills prof at MSU for two years before the school decided to part ways with him Absolutely prolific piano player in my personal estimationbrbrRegardless, its worth a view
Comment from : @itsmikehayden

Great tips Jazer Thanks
Comment from : @steveklinck526

Great tips Thanks
Comment from : @steveklinck526

You've been truly helpful , thanks
Comment from : @Teenyrug

This kind of works with mallet percussion
Comment from : @GabesASMR439

i played piano for five years as a teenager but had no real motivation I would write the letter names under each note to make it easier to memorize, which I now realize is a terrible way to learn As an adult wanting to revisit piano and learn the proper way, I find your videos very helpful!
Comment from : @nellekx

Eight years of playing piano and still can't sight read even the easiest piece 😔
Comment from : @dandeliionn

Thank you for the useful tips!
Comment from : @ProgramistaNaBudowie

What about the keys that have a big distance between them? How can you not look?
Comment from : @shohrehferdowsi3027

I have a question about sight reading I’ve been learning pieces by learning hands seperate and learning parts progressively through the piece and stitching them together over a few days or week but with what you talked about with learning to sight read by learning spatial awareness by feel, I realize I have none Not more than maybe a half step distance Does this mean I need to go back to playing beginner piano music to start learning sight reading and still learning higher skilled based music for my hand coordination? I just feel kind of defeated by this no looking at the keyboard and trying to play the level of pieces I’m playing now which I got to not by sight reading but more so memorization and using the sheet music as more so a memory tool for recognizing what I learned and seeing what is next, but I’m not really reading the music I really time I’m just remembering the patterns I learned
Comment from : @erikbrendeland3445

I literally tapped the screen & looked at the like button thrice to give a like 😅👍🏻
Comment from : @hardiklakhalani6268

Um Liberace would raise his hands up so far from the fingerboard that I don’t know how he was able to play so cleanly and forcefully, but he did!
Comment from : @HeathenHammer80

Now I understand why pianoplayers put their fingers between the black patternsthank you, this helps a lot!
Comment from : @elenad3786

I need to learn how to read first but I found your videos interesting to watch that’s why
Comment from : @benjamighty

I used to play some piano when i was a kid, i have a kind good ear and i learnt some music teory, so i was able to "scan the piece" and put some arpegiated chords on the left hand and make it sound "good" But know i want to actually read the pieces, thanks for this video, i practiced one hour more o less while pausing and trying to apply the steps and i can see the difference, got a lot of mistakes due to bad spacial awareness, but it actually surprised me how well i could read/practice at 50bpm Thanks a lot, subscribed
Comment from : @ginnerzapata5909

One question: let’s say I sight-read the piece - is memorizing a part of the process, too? In other words, is it either sight-read or memorize or both?
Comment from : @sashajang