Reading notes vs practicing other courses or the bootcamp - priority and timeline?
Posted: Mon May 25, 2020 4:55 pm
Hi,
A lengthy question but would great appreciate any advice from the more experienced folks on this forum.
I'm new to the piano and have just started with the rookie bootcamp (about 20 lessons in). In the meanwhile, I've gotten access to some courses such as Reading Notes, Raise me up, both hands practice etc.
I like learning to read the notations BUT its a little difficult to get to any level of fluency and then also continue working through the bootcamp and other courses like "both hands practice" WHILE reading the notes at the same time.
I'm interested in pushing further with the rookie bootcamp and the both hands course BUT don't think I can do it without the finger numbering on top (and therefore, unable to read the notation).
So, my question is - at what point do I insist to myself that I will not do the numberings and will only read the notes? If I do this now, then I suspect I won't get very far given I can't read notes fast enough for the "both hands practice" course or the bootcamp as the lessons themselves get tougher.
Alternatively, do I forget about reading notes for a while and just get better at playing through the courses?
Thanks,
Raghav.
A lengthy question but would great appreciate any advice from the more experienced folks on this forum.
I'm new to the piano and have just started with the rookie bootcamp (about 20 lessons in). In the meanwhile, I've gotten access to some courses such as Reading Notes, Raise me up, both hands practice etc.
I like learning to read the notations BUT its a little difficult to get to any level of fluency and then also continue working through the bootcamp and other courses like "both hands practice" WHILE reading the notes at the same time.
I'm interested in pushing further with the rookie bootcamp and the both hands course BUT don't think I can do it without the finger numbering on top (and therefore, unable to read the notation).
So, my question is - at what point do I insist to myself that I will not do the numberings and will only read the notes? If I do this now, then I suspect I won't get very far given I can't read notes fast enough for the "both hands practice" course or the bootcamp as the lessons themselves get tougher.
Alternatively, do I forget about reading notes for a while and just get better at playing through the courses?
Thanks,
Raghav.