Patent ID: 9018504
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
1. A method of piano sight reading, where sight reading is playing a piece of music for the first time, wherein the method seeks to improve speed and accuracy of a first reading, wherein the method excludes traditional use of letter names except for finding beginning note locations through use of a one page referential note/keyboard chart, and that by a repeated physical act of marking of extra skips and then translating to physically playing notes on the piano, trains eye to hand connection that is essential to reading and playing music faster and more accurately, wherein piano includes an electronic keyboard or percussion mallet instruments with keys, wherein the steps of the method are: a. Physically mark the extra skips between each two successive notes on a staff, using a graphic representation b. Find a starting location for a first note by using a one page referential note/keyboard chart c. Place a hand or mallet on the instrument in a location that was found and the first note is played/sounded d. The hand or mallet next skips over a key on the instrument in succession, for each extra skip that has been marked on the music between the two notes, then moves to and plays the next written note e. Starting with the note just played, the process is then repeated from letter (d) with each successive note.