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Piano Lessons Can be Fun!
Filed Under (Articles) by admin on 22-10-2006
There are essentially two ways to learn piano - note reading or chords. For those who want to spend years learning how to play other peoples music, note reading is the way to go.
For those who want to create their own special music, chord understanding is a must - and much easier to learn. It is far better to learn how to make music first than it is to read it on a piece of paper.
Imagine a writer forced to copy another novelists work. Insane right? But that’s essentially what people do when they recreate another composers work. It is not a creative act but a recreative one because while the pianist’s interpretation may be artistic, it does not mean that he created something original.
I’m not saying that great composer’s works should not be recreated for others listening pleasure. I am saying that it’s a good idea to understand that there is quite a difference between Beethoven composing something and someone else playing it.
Having said that, the benefit of learning how to make music first is that you understand the underlying principles of the thing. For example, let’s go back to our fiction writer. If he looks at another novelist’s work and the structure of the work, then he is beginning to see how the thing is made. This is entirely different than what goes on in the classical music world where a performer can read music, but does not know the principles that go into it’s making.
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