Should I Learn How To Read Music?
- Eric Ching
- Jun 6
- 1 min read
Grand Staff Diagram:
River Flows In You (Yiruma) is used as an example.
For those of you who are at the beginning of your musical journeys who get stressed about reading music, learning how to read is actually incredibly liberating. It means that you won't need a teacher in the future and will be able to wake up one day, feel like playing a song, and just be able to teach yourself.
Once you get over the initial friction of learning how to read and accept that it won't sound like the piece for quite a while, that will actually get you playing it quicker.
It's honestly as simple as having a grand staff diagram next to your keyboard and matching what the graphic looks like with where it is on the keyboard. You can treat finding notes as a little puzzle like a sudoku where you have all the time you need to find them.
After about 1-2 years, I often deem students as "music lesson optional" because they've encountered most of the possible musical problems that you might have. They can read music, practice the right way, and can make musical decisions on their own. However, there are always more complex things that we could be doing so you're always welcome to continue music lessons if you'd like.
If you're a new student and would like to enroll, please head over to the LESSONS page.
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