Here is one of many articles that The Creativity
Institute has reviewed and reprinted on nurturing creativity in
children and on educational toys. Infants, toddlers, preschoolers
and school age children can all benefit from the right educational
toys and musical opportunities, even on the toy piano.
Learn Piano The Easy Way!
By Edward Weiss
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.
Learn piano the easy way first. Learn how to
first improvise, then compose your own music. This skill is invaluable
even if you do read music because you begin to see how the thing
is made and once you can see this, your appreciation of it will
increase tenfold!
About the Author:
Edward Weiss is a pianist/composer and webmaster
of Quiescence Music's online piano lessons. He has been helping
students learn how to play piano in the New Age style for over
14 years! Visit us now at http://www.quiescencemusic.com/piano_lessons.html
for a FREE piano lesson!
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