Click the play button if you prefer to listen to this article. When I learn a piece of music, I start with sheet music. It is the way I think. Read and practice. I divide the music into sections, play each separately, and then together. This article uses a piano piece as an example, but this technique applies to learning a piece on any instrument.
However, listening first while reading the music provides advantages. You hear the shape of the melody and learn the tempo, dynamics, and harmonies. I use music notation software to build and listen to the piece. This allows me to become familiar with the piece as I enter it. In addition to listening, entering the notes, chords, dynamics, tempo, and other components of the piece help me understand the song I want to play. There are many music notation programs; I use MuseScore and Flat. For this example, I used Flat. It is web-based, so it is accessible by all computers. Ir works well on Chromebooks which is nice since many schools and students use them. Here is an étude by Cznery, The Little Pianist Op. 823 No. 13, that I found in the Dec. 2019-Jan 2020 Pianist magazine. I enter the piece and then listen to it a few times. I can also practice the piece while listening to it. I can adjust the tempo, starting slow and increasing it as I progress.
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