Which is better: ``Practice with sheet music'' or ``Practice by ear?''

When learning piano: - "Practice songs by copying your ears" (using your ears) - "Practice songs by reading sheet music" (using your eyes) Which do you think is more important? The answer isBoth are importantis. OftenJust practicing according to the piano textbook will not allow you to train your ears at all.。 If you keep practicing new songs by ear, you're not practicing reading music .   Of course, there are many blind pianists and deaf pianists. If you are a person who can see and hear, and are thinking, "I want to improve my piano efficiently" or "I want to become a high-level pianist," then you should not bias yourself towards either the eyes or the ears. You need to practice both. In particular, when I look at Japanese piano textbooks and piano classes, I feel that there are still not many practices using ears because they are just practicing piano reading sheet music. never "ear copying" from piano practice.This is not separate,It's the same piano practice   I think the most efficient way for beginners to learn piano isPractice your ears firstis.      

Everyone's ears come first

For most people, the first step in learning "music" begins when they were little by little by singing simple songs like "Skirakira Star." If you have a good memory, try to remember your childhood. Or imagine a scene where you teach your child music. How can you learn and sing the pitch of a song you're singing for the first time? No one has been able to sing after being shown the sheet music from the beginning and being taught the pitch "do de so sôseo la la so." that's right. everyone"Imitation of what you hear with your ears"You can sing ". If you're creating a wall within yourself, saying, "Ear copying is difficult," then remove that concept. Everyone knows music at first by ear copying. The first step in learning piano is to start by "imaging what you hear with your ears," just like singing. At first, you need to know what sounds will be played from which keys on the piano. Don't just play the piano by following the rules and pressing the keys while looking at the score, like using mathematical formulas.. First of all, it is important to know the piano and to know the sound. For that tooImitation of sounds heard by ear on the pianoLet's start with that. When imitating on the piano,The concept of pitch is not necessary. All you need to do is connect the "sound of the original" to the "sound of this keyboard."    

※development

I've been imitating melody since I was a child, so everyone has some training ears. However, copying chords in ear is a bit different. The reason is that chords cannot be imitated by voice. Therefore, even if you hear it, you have not been able to train yourself to understand the pitch since you were a child. Once you can copy melody using the piano, practice copying chords as well. This training may require patience as it requires training your ears from the beginning. However, once you become able to do this, the way music in the world will look different. It's not a time-consuming practice, so let's do it slowly.      

learn to read music

When learning sheet music, the first thing you know is the pitch. I recommended using my ears to "imulate" it first. If you've done this, you can start learning the pitch from here. Try singing the notes you played as pitch. Naturally,Piano and pitchwill become connected. For example, if you use "Glitter Stars", the pitches will be connected by resing "Glitter Stars" and "Glitter Stars~♪". Next, you need to connect the score and the pitch. If it's your first song, start by listening to it. Don't touch the piano, but instead listen to the music, look at the sheet music, and try to follow the music to see what's being played now. If you have time, try singing the pitch while listening to the song, but keep track of the sheet music. By doing thisSheet music and pitchwill become connected. Reading sheet music doesn't just mean remembering the various rules. For example, when you memorize kanji to some extent, you should remember them in various ways, such as their meaning, etymology, original hieroglyphs, radical patterns, etc. There is not just one practice of reading sheet music on the piano. The method introduced this time is one of them. Learn in various ways while understanding the connection with sound. The important thing isLearning while having funis.      

Mastering both skills

As you practice the piano, you will be able to try new songs more frequently. At that time, it is important not only to practice using sheet music, but also to practice by copying your ears. If you keep using sheet music, you will forget to train your ears. This will make you less able to listen to the sounds you are playing than people who regularly copy ears. I am very curious that there are few ear copyings in piano textbooks sold in Japan and are also selling well. WellIf you copy your ears too much, your sheet music will not be sold.So it may be that there are fewer mentions on purpose. We may be hooked on the skills of companies that provide sheet music. Anyway, not only reading sheet music when you're a beginner, but also training your ears makes it easier to get closer to a good pianist. There are many ways to do it. Find ways to enjoy yourself while looking at a variety of sites and books, not just this site.