Struggling to read music fluently when you play piano? The problem may not be you—it may be the way you were taught to read music.

In this video, I’ll show you a simpler way to understand treble and bass clef using landmarks, steps, and skips instead of memorizing mnemonics. You’ll learn how the two clefs connect and the notes on the page relate to one another. Then, you will be able to relate what you see in the music with the movement of your fingers on the keyboard.

When you learn to understand how to use the staff rather than decode every note individually, reading becomes easier and more natural and your fingers start to know what notes to play next.

Time stamps:

00:00 Why Reading Music Feels So Slow

00:55 The Problem with Memorizing Note Names

02:35 How I Changed the Way I Teach Music Reading

03:30 How I Read Music as a Professional Pianist

04:35 Find Your Landmark in the Treble Clef

06:15 Understanding Steps and Skips

07:00 How This Method Helped My Students

08:25 Find Your Landmark in the Bass Clef

10:35 How Treble and Bass Clef Connect

11:30 Connecting the Notes to Your Fingers

12:20 How to Start Reading Music More Easily

13:20 Why Adults Think They are Bad at Reading Music

13:40 What to Watch Next

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About Heather Niemi Savage, founder of The Music Hub

Heather Niemi Savage is an accomplished composer and pianist who has been teaching piano and music theory to students of all ages for over 30 years. She continues to perform as a collaborative pianist with choral groups and chamber ensembles, and her compositions are performed throughout the United States by community, school and professional ensembles. She is also an adjunct professor of music theory, aural skills, and music appreciation at Appalachian State University.

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