| What is it that a beginner at the piano wants to do? | | | | with chords! |
| They want to make music! It might be classical, jazz, or | | | | Chords are where the excitement lies. And when the |
| something else, but one thing's for sure; they don't | | | | beginning piano student starts to play chords on the |
| want to spend months studying boring theory. | | | | piano, it naturally leads to music making. |
| What if instead of studying note reading, beginners | | | | Beginning guitar players don't have the same problems |
| piano lessons were focused on the student actually | | | | as newbie piano players. They expect to be able to |
| learning how to create music? Just imagine the | | | | create something that sounds like music immediately. |
| excitement when the notes and chords played are all | | | | This isn't to say that learning the guitar or any |
| original and express what is actually being felt. | | | | instrument does not require serious study. It is to say |
| I don't know why piano teachers start their students | | | | that one need not spend thousands of hours learning |
| off on note reading. It's boring, unnecessary for most | | | | note reading while the world of music is only a few |
| students, and really doesn't help the student create | | | | chords a way. |
| anything at all. In fact, you could say that by learning to | | | | Beginners piano lessons should be exciting! They |
| note read, students are speaking the language of | | | | should inspire students to want to study the art of |
| music without really understanding the underlying | | | | music further. And they should be easy enough where |
| grammar and syntax - which has everything to do | | | | the beginning student is not easily discouraged. |