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Sight reading and memorising are two absolutely enormous topics for us pianists. Whilst there is definitely no silver bullet, recognising chords and recurring patterns can be a useful addition to our toolkit to help us sight read, learn and memorise music. Classical pianists are not always taught to approach a score in these terms, but...
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This article is part of my guide on how to practice piano more effectively. Recognising a chord at the keyboard and seeing the same structure inside written music are related but slightly different skills. My article Mastering chords for classical pianists develops the first of these. Here, we will look at how to start seeing...
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Whilst becoming familiar with chords might seem like a theoretical exercise, it is a useful addition to our toolkit and can help us practise piano more effectively. It gives us another way to organise what we see, hear and play. It can strongly support sight reading and memorising, help us understand more of the broader...
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