I’m 71, played guitar all my life. I’m a stroke victim, paralyzed on left side, can’t hold a guitar anymore. Tried harmonica but not enough breath, so I tried piano only have right hand. Never read music before. Learning now, thanks to your help. Can only play right hand but studying left too. Good job.
I'm praying that you recover function in every area that is lacking, in Jesus name! Learning something new like this can also help your brain function and piano is good for your dexterity and music helps to heal too!
I had a 10 year old girl I have been working with for a year watch this video and she caught on immediately and could tell me the names of the notes. She got motivated I told her I am going to buy your books we are both ecstatic with joy finding your videos and music. Thank you you are the BEST.
That’s wonderful! I’m glad this video helped! Thanks for watching my videos. Let me know if you have any questions about my books. Thanks again! - Jerald
i love a teacher who can get it across. I'm 67 years young and also just starting out on this piano journey. Thankyou so much for breaking the reading side down to a simple bunch of memorable rules and pneumonics. Much appreciated!
Two above and two below “sea level” now after 15 years I can finally read those ledger lines at a glance! Absolutely brilliant teaching aids - thank you so much Gary
I want to thank you for this video. I took classical piano lessons from the age of 5 to 14. At my most proficient I performed The Moonlight Sonata at Steinway Hall in NYC. My teacher was a music professor. Anyway for the past couple of months I have been trying to relearn the Sonata but I was scared stiff because I had trouble figuring out the notes above and below the ledger lines. Your approach is very helpful to me. BTW I will be 74 on Halloween. Thanks again
After many years of struggling to remember the bass cleft notes, I am now able to recognize them. Your story made it so very, very simple. Many thanks to you.
My gosh, this was INCREDIBLY helpful!! I wish somebody had told me years ago that the hanging bottom of the treble clef is middle C, I would've been MUCH further ahead in my note/hand placements.
Thank you! All my life I've wanted to play piano and only recently started to learn to read music. I've struggled with the guitar and violin and piano for five years with out a teacher but am progressing slowly. At 56 I've missed out on so much, so this has been a real help!👍
I’m 68 years young and just starting this piano journey. I have watched a few videos on musical notation and this is the one that is sticking! Thanks for taking it slow and letting our brains absorb all of this information! Subscribed!
This happens to be the BEST handling of the music staff I have ever seen. I have had 2 piano teachers, both of whom were never able to meet your level of technical skill in this area. Thank you.
Over thirty so excited am learning again I used to know this at the tip of my fingers, I always practiced all the scales and chords, you are indeed a gift teacher, truly teaching is a matter of been patient and repetitive. You do this just well.
I'm now 66 and been playing piano for 6 months. I had joked all my life was that I was born with two left ears. This reminded me of Mister Rogers. He helped a generation of children, and then he had parents of small children thanking him for helping their children. That is trust. There was a great interview by Johnny Carson and Mister Rogers. Total professional respect. BTW I hope to have my video out soon to help pianists with simple exercises and self-treatments to strengthen and stabilize the low back as well as the upper extremities. Very good for those piano injuries and strength in the fingers, especially the 5. Stay tuned.
This has been so helpful and well taught! I learned piano as a small child in the 60s and early 70s. I have never known what you taught. I got a piano as a gift and will learn again. I have not had a pianoin decades. A whole new beginning. Thank you!
I remember learning in elementary school: Every Good Boy Does Find (5 staff lines E,G,B,D,F) then the word FACE for the spaces (F,A,C,E) I'm extending your words to add "AND BOB" Charlie Does Everything For Gary And Bob (C,D,E,F,G,A,B). That gets me from 2 below C level to 2 above C level😉
I love a teacher that explains things softly and clearly. I am 65 and trying to learn to play piano. This video has been extremely helpful from many I have seen I hope I can see more videos from you. I have subscribed to the channel. Thank you Myrna
I'm 62 years old and decided to do something I've always wanted to do and that is learn to play the piano. After looking around the internet, I found your videos. I must say that even though I haven't got my piano yet, (to be delivered) I have already learned more than I have ever known. Thank you and I look forward to learning even more.
Thank you for your simple way of description, speaking slowly to let us understand , really you are the best music teacher I have ever listen and watch
You’re a good and patient teacher. When I have more time I’ll be back for another visit, as I can see the value in your approach. I’m currently taking trumpet lessons, but love the piano and would like to study and learn how to play it. I’m very interested in ragtime music and tried to learn a few pieces. I had a degree of success but it took too long and it was very time consuming! We’ll be seeing you. I’m happy to have discovered your video.
Ok can I just say I’ve only been playing piano since December.. I learned chords, I memorized playing but I could never read notes.. i have a learning disability so it was overwhelming for me and right now I just understood it all so much 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Thank you so much going to your website
You explain things so well. I am having a hard time relating the piano keys to the staff. Love your story and it really is understandable. Will rewatch this video until I get it. Would love to follow you and learn more. I am a late starter with learning the piano and need all the help I can get. I'm taking lessons from a teacher and you explained it better. Thank you, you are great.
Thank you Jerald. I am over 60 and having lessons to learn correct fingering. I was kind of baffled by the ledger lines and struggling a bit with the notes. The visual images with the story really works for me. I am very grateful and this will help my daughter and grandson also. 😁💚
Im slow in reading the notes like a turtle. Still learning a lot. Thanks for easy read the notes and easy to remember. It helps me a lot as a beginner.
Good mnemonics tied to the shapes on the grand staff and associative memory. So instead of remembering a floating disconnected mnemonic like Every Good Boy etc, one can look at the staff itself and connect the notes. This should be standard teaching:)
Jerald, you are an amazing teacher!!! AMAZING!! AMAZING!! AMAZING!! AMAZING!!!!! WOW. Love your easy story memory methods. And I haven't even finished this video!!! New fan, here! Thank you. 💕👍🎹🎼
Thank you so much for your kind comment. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any questions about anything or need help with anything else. I have other videos on my UA-cam channel that focus on music theory, improvisation, and composition on the piano.I'd love to have you subscribe to my channel and watch other videos when you have a free minute - ua-cam.com/users/jeraldsimon - Let me know if there is a particular type of video you would like me to film to better help you learn the piano - the FUN way! Thanks again! - Jerald
I was looking for another video that simplified the scale. I am very glad I found yours instead. The markers are so much better at recognizing the notes than memorizing a "saying". Thank you for your teaching.
I have been watching numerous sight reading video's and they were all useful, but this ons will stick to me forever. I love how you explain things and make it a story in our heads.
Thanks very much! Started my piano adventure about 11 months (as my pandemic pass time) and that’s the clearest explanation I’ve seen yet! This will definitely help me going forward and I thank you sir! Have subscribed and look forward to viewing your other videos.
I stumbled upon this this video and now its helped me a lot . I find the positions on the 88key Board and read piano charts faster then before . Creativley WRITTEN and Explained even better. GREAT content . BRAVO!
Thank you so much for watching this. I hope this has helped. Your comment was very kind and made my morning. I have other videos on my UA-cam channel that focus on music theory, improvisation, and composition on the piano.I'd love to have you subscribe to my channel and watch other videos when you have a free minute - ua-cam.com/users/jeraldsimon - Let me know if there is a particular type of video you would like me to film to better help you learn the piano - the FUN way! Thanks again! - Jerald
OMG, I just treated myself to a Yamaha np32,and have been struggling to learn the bass clef notes, after watching I dont know how many youtube vids, this is the first that makes sense to me. Thank you so much
I cannot thank you enough for getting me off the Every Good Boy Deserves Food mode of trying to read music that I was taught learning the recorder when I was seven. As an adult trying to learn the piano it was taking me about ten seconds between each key that way. I love your method, I have improved so much thanks to it :)
Bottom line note is the same as top space, bottom space same as top line. Now that was really helpful and the last piece of the puzzle. Thanks for that.
Wonderful. I’m a Las Vegas Dj and a Digital Keyboard 🎹 Synthesizer player. I can read in clef. 🎼 I used to play the baritone horn. I love that sea level thinking. Subscribed
ive been trying to learn the notes im 49 beginning my piano journey and love this i like the explanation love the story , ill remember that. for me its tangible and can relate great work love it.
Thank you so much! I hope this helps. I have other videos on my UA-cam channel that focus on music theory, improvisation, and composition on the piano. I cover most everything from jazz, blues, rock, classical, new age, hymn arranging, and fun ways to apply the music theory in arranging, improvising, and composing music of your own. I'd love to have you subscribe to my channel and watch other videos when you have a free minute - ua-cam.com/users/jeraldsimon - Let me know if there is a particular type of video you would like me to film to better help you learn the piano - the FUN way! Thanks again! - Jerald
Thank you so much. You are so kind. I hope this video and the other music theory lesson videos on my UA-cam channel help. I have more videos teaching music theory, improvisation, and the like at this link on my UA-cam channel: ua-cam.com/play/PL9eocDI3QWNh0TcVMgnZHzkAf8o74yUA3.html - I also have resources available on my website at musicmotivation.com. Let me know if you have any questions or need specific video lessons teaching various music theory concepts. I hope these help. Thanks again!
Thank you for this lesson. I‘m an adult learning to play piano with no knowledge of notes whatsoever. Those ledger lines really gave me the creeps for 10 days now, since I started to learn notes. Finally I got the ghist of it. Great explanation!
Thank you! That means the world to me. I hope you have a wonderful day. Let me know if you need help with anything or have any questions about anything. Thanks again! - Jerald
I like the symmetry with the C's.. I also like the F and the G, intentionally pointed to by the clefs, the other 2 markers won't stick in my head. Thanks for the patient video.
Thank you Soo much ...you are an excellent teacher,good teaching methods mastery of content ...I love it.I need more lessons from you ..looks like I'll be the next guru as a pianist ...direct me please
Jerald, I enjoyed your video on '7 markers'. It gave me a better understanding of the keyboard and for sight reading music. However, when you explained "middle C" , "Sea Level" and "C4", you also called the next "C" (up) the "second C" (actually being C5) @ 9:39. Although, I finally understood what you'd meant, it was confusing with several variations of names for the notes/or key positions for the 8 C's. Thank you for the video. It did help me to familiarize myself with the keyboard notes and gave some good sight reading tips!
Hi Jerald - Thank you - - as we are all on lockdown now and I am a complete beginner , this is such a great help. Bye for now from Scotland and stay safe everyone x
Maggie, Thank you for your comment. I hope this video helps. Let me know if you have any questions about anything. I have more resources on my UA-cam channel at: ua-cam.com/users/jeraldsimon and also on my website at: musicmotivation.com. I come out with new weekly COOL SONGS I compose to help piano students learn to play the piano the fun way with my COOL SONGS Series. You can learn more about it at this link on my website: musicmotivation.com/coolsongs/ - Let me know if you need anything or have questions. Stay safe during this interesting time! I hope these videos and music help. Thanks again! - Jerald
Thank you so much for your kind words! I really appreciate you taking the time to watch this video. I hope it has helped. I have other videos on my UA-cam channel that focus on music theory, improvisation, and composition on the piano.I'd love to have you subscribe to my channel and watch other videos when you have a free minute - ua-cam.com/users/jeraldsimon - Let me know if there is a particular type of video you would like me to film to better help you learn the piano - the FUN way! Thanks again! - Jerald
I have watched many videos on how to remember what the musical notes are. This, is by far, one of the best I have seen. Thank you so very much for sharing these fantastic tips so clearly and enjoyably. I am getting really excited about this new journey of learning to play the piano, thanks to you.
I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions about anything or need more help. I have other videos on my UA-cam channel that focus on music theory, improvisation, and composition on the piano. I can create a video that focuses on when the staff is facing the opposite way. I'll put it on my schedule of videos to film. I'd love to have you subscribe to my channel and watch other videos when you have a free minute - ua-cam.com/users/jeraldsimon - Let me know if there is a particular type of video you would like me to film to better help you learn the piano - the FUN way! Thanks again! - Jerald
Awesome....very well presented, making it a whole lot EASIER to remember. Thank you for sharing this .Excellent simplification of what looks like a very challenging task for an older beginner like me. Thank you for your simple way of description, speaking slowly to let students understand , really you are the best music teacher.
Using a story, or having students create one with their imagination is an awesome idea. We have am excellent memory for stories and also location, such as markers of a path that we travel each day.
You are one of the greatest teachers that I have seen on UA-cam! I like everything. But specifically, I like the way you helped me locate the Gs on the triple clef. Thanks
Very nice. I’ve played piano for 50 years (classically trained) and still struggle to read a bass clef note (due to so much additional experience playing violin and clarinet.) I can play it fine, but telling you what note it is requires me to think about it. 50 years ago I learned the lined notes of the Treble clef as “Every Good Boy Does Fine” (EGBDF). and of the Bass clef: Good Boys Do Fine Always (GBDFA). And the spaces in the treble clef spell “FACE” and the spaces in the Bass Clef spell ACEG (All Cows Eat Grass) .
Amazing! I’m 70 years young & teaching myself how to play the piano and was struggling with reading all the notes. You make it fun!!! Thanks for sharing with all of us. My only comment is I would have liked to see your note chart more. 💕
I’m 71, played guitar all my life. I’m a stroke victim, paralyzed on left side, can’t hold a guitar anymore. Tried harmonica but not enough breath, so I tried piano only have right hand. Never read music before. Learning now, thanks to your help. Can only play right hand but studying left too. Good job.
Bonne courage.
Music is good therapy. Backing tracks and right hand piano playing might sound good and help. I've used them before and found them useful.
Amazing!
stay on track J C Apurit, you will get a lot of experiences and gratifications out of it!
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I'm praying that you recover function in every area that is lacking, in Jesus name! Learning something new like this can also help your brain function and piano is good for your dexterity and music helps to heal too!
I had a 10 year old girl I have been working with for a year watch this video and she caught on immediately and could tell me the names of the notes. She got motivated I told her I am going to buy your books we are both ecstatic with joy finding your videos and music. Thank you you are the BEST.
That’s wonderful! I’m glad this video helped! Thanks for watching my videos. Let me know if you have any questions about my books. Thanks again! - Jerald
i love a teacher who can get it across. I'm 67 years young and also just starting out on this piano journey. Thankyou so much for breaking the reading side down to a simple bunch of memorable rules and pneumonics. Much appreciated!
Thank you so much for your comment. I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions about anything. Thanks - Jerald
I’m 64 and started to play piano the fall of 2016
Love the way you present reading notes
Merci
@@mariecohen3052 please share with us your progress so far ... 😊
Thank you so very much🎶🎵🎶
Two above and two below “sea level” now after 15 years I can finally read those ledger lines at a glance! Absolutely brilliant teaching aids - thank you so much Gary
You are welcome! I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions about anything. Thanks - Jerald
Me: after 40 years
I want to thank you for this video. I took classical piano lessons from the age of 5 to 14. At my most proficient I performed The Moonlight Sonata at Steinway Hall in NYC. My teacher was a music professor. Anyway for the past couple of months I have been trying to relearn the Sonata but I was scared stiff because I had trouble figuring out the notes above and below the ledger lines. Your approach is very helpful to me. BTW I will be 74 on Halloween. Thanks again
After many years of struggling to remember the bass cleft notes, I am now able to recognize them. Your story made it so very, very simple. Many thanks to you.
Nora Brown - You are welcome!
WOW.... very enlightening. This has to be the best YT tutorial on note recognition. I finally get it. Your story will stick with me. Thank you.
Thank you. I hope this helps! - Jerald
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My gosh, this was INCREDIBLY helpful!! I wish somebody had told me years ago that the hanging bottom of the treble clef is middle C, I would've been MUCH further ahead in my note/hand placements.
Thanks for commenting. I hope this helped! - Jerald
Thank you! All my life I've wanted to play piano and only recently started to learn to read music. I've struggled with the guitar and violin and piano for five years with out a teacher but am progressing slowly. At 56 I've missed out on so much, so this has been a real help!👍
Thank you so much! Let me know if you have any questions about anything. Thanks again! - Jerald
I’m 68 years young and just starting this piano journey. I have watched a few videos on musical notation and this is the one that is sticking! Thanks for taking it slow and letting our brains absorb all of this information! Subscribed!
Tom Retan Thank you for your comment. I hope this helps. Let me know if you need any more help with anything. Thanks again! - Jerald
I just started in March on my 62nd. birthday! Good luck and keep up the good work!
First day. Always wanted to lay. I’m 69 and I really I’m hoping to accomplish this. Good luck everybody
Bruh 69
This happens to be the BEST handling of the music staff I have ever seen. I have had 2 piano teachers, both of whom were never able to meet your level of technical skill in this area. Thank you.
Thank you so much! I appreciate your comment. I hope you have a wonderful day. - Jerald
Over thirty so excited am learning again I used to know this at the tip of my fingers, I always practiced all the scales and chords, you are indeed a gift teacher, truly teaching is a matter of been patient and repetitive. You do this just well.
Thank you so much!
Trying to re-learn piano at 78. Finally saw a video that makes it much easier to read notes on both Treble and Bass clef. Subscribed .Thank you.
I'm now 66 and been playing piano for 6 months. I had joked all my life was that I was born with two left ears. This reminded me of Mister Rogers. He helped a generation of children, and then he had parents of small children thanking him for helping their children. That is trust. There was a great interview by Johnny Carson and Mister Rogers. Total professional respect.
BTW I hope to have my video out soon to help pianists with simple exercises and self-treatments to strengthen and stabilize the low back as well as the upper extremities. Very good for those piano injuries and strength in the fingers, especially the 5.
Stay tuned.
This has been so helpful and well taught! I learned piano as a small child in the 60s and early 70s. I have never known what you taught. I got a piano as a gift and will learn again. I have not had a pianoin decades. A whole new beginning. Thank you!
Indeed, Jared’s teaching makes notes reading easy to remember. Thank you.
I remember learning in elementary school:
Every Good Boy Does Find (5 staff lines E,G,B,D,F)
then the word FACE for the spaces (F,A,C,E)
I'm extending your words to add "AND BOB"
Charlie Does Everything For Gary And Bob (C,D,E,F,G,A,B).
That gets me from 2 below C level to 2 above C level😉
I love a teacher that explains things softly and clearly. I am 65 and trying to learn to play piano. This video has been extremely helpful from many I have seen I hope I can see more videos from you. I have subscribed to the channel. Thank you Myrna
Thank you!
thanks for showing me this im 61 yrs old and am following this ,it is brilliant
Thank you so much!
I'm 62 years old and decided to do something I've always wanted to do and that is learn to play the piano. After looking around the internet, I found your videos. I must say that even though I haven't got my piano yet, (to be delivered) I have already learned more than I have ever known.
Thank you and I look forward to learning even more.
Thank you for clearing it up. I was always confused even though I’ve been playing for many years. That is a good way to remember.
You can tell he is a very good teacher.
M C - Thank you so much for your kind comment! - Jerald
Thank you for your simple way of description, speaking slowly to let us understand , really you are the best music teacher I have ever listen and watch
Thank you so much! I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions about anything. Thanks again! - Jerald
You’re a good and patient teacher. When I have more time I’ll be back for another visit, as I can see the value in your approach. I’m currently taking trumpet lessons, but love the piano and would like to study and learn how to play it. I’m very interested in ragtime music and tried to learn a few pieces. I had a degree of success but it took too long and it was very time consuming! We’ll be seeing you. I’m happy to have discovered your video.
Thanks! Wonderful! I've been studying with a private teacher for 17 years and I still learned a lot.
Thank you so much! I appreciate it. Let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything. Thanks - Jerald
Ok can I just say I’ve only been playing piano since December.. I learned chords, I memorized playing but I could never read notes.. i have a learning disability so it was overwhelming for me and right now I just understood it all so much 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Thank you so much going to your website
Thank you so much! I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions about anything. Thanks - Jerald
You explain things so well. I am having a hard time relating the piano keys to the staff. Love your story and it really is understandable. Will rewatch this video until I get it. Would love to follow you and learn more. I am a late starter with learning the piano and need all the help I can get. I'm taking lessons from a teacher and you explained it better. Thank you, you are great.
It never hurts to have a professional piano teacher, you know? Things would move more rapidly for you.
Loved the gentle and yet systematic way you explained the note names and how to find them! I'm just learning the piano after retirement!💖
Thank you so much. I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions about anything. Thanks - Jerald
Thank you Jerald. I am over 60 and having lessons to learn correct fingering. I was kind of baffled by the ledger lines and struggling a bit with the notes. The visual images with the story really works for me. I am very grateful and this will help my daughter and grandson also. 😁💚
Im slow in reading the notes like a turtle. Still learning a lot. Thanks for easy read the notes and easy to remember. It helps me a lot as a beginner.
Good mnemonics tied to the shapes on the grand staff and associative memory. So instead of remembering a floating disconnected mnemonic like Every Good Boy etc, one can look at the staff itself and connect the notes. This should be standard teaching:)
Thanks so much for the comment! I appreciate it! - Jerald
Thank you! This was very helpful. I love your teaching style.
Thank you so much. Let me know if you have any questions about anything. Thanks - Jerald
Jerald, you are an amazing teacher!!! AMAZING!! AMAZING!! AMAZING!! AMAZING!!!!! WOW. Love your easy story memory methods. And I haven't even finished this video!!! New fan, here! Thank you. 💕👍🎹🎼
Thank you so much for your kind comment. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any questions about anything or need help with anything else. I have other videos on my UA-cam channel that focus on music theory, improvisation, and composition on the piano.I'd love to have you subscribe to my channel and watch other videos when you have a free minute - ua-cam.com/users/jeraldsimon - Let me know if there is a particular type of video you would like me to film to better help you learn the piano - the FUN way! Thanks again! - Jerald
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I have looked at a lot of UA-cam videos on learning-to-read-music-notation-on-the-piano. This is by far the best. Thanks.
Thank you so much! I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions about anything. Thanks again! - Jerald
Thanks for this excellent video...a lot a help.I am 55 years starting to learn piano music theory. Ram here your new subscriber from Cebu Philippines.
Thank you so much. This is a beginning goal of mine to achieved after 65yo. Looking forward to this new journey. ❤
That is wonderful! The piano is such an amazing instrument. Keep up the great work! Thanks - Jerald
First timer. Thanks for your patience in teaching
Thank you! I hope this helped. Let me know if you have any questions about anything or need help with anything. Thanks - Jerald
I was looking for another video that simplified the scale. I am very glad I found yours instead. The markers are so much better at recognizing the notes than memorizing a "saying". Thank you for your teaching.
I have been watching numerous sight reading video's and they were all useful, but this ons will stick to me forever. I love how you explain things and make it a story in our heads.
Excellent simplification of what looks like a very challenging task for an older beginner like me. Thank you very much
Glad it helped. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks - Jerald
Im also beginner. Starting to read notes and play piano keyboard.
What an explanation,now I can easily play melodies, I've been struggling! Thank you.
Thank you. Let me know if you have any questions about anything. Thanks again! - Jerald
This is amazing. How times have changed on learning to play piano. The video makes things so easy.
Thanks very much! Started my piano adventure about 11 months (as my pandemic pass time) and that’s the clearest explanation I’ve seen yet! This will definitely help me going forward and I thank you sir! Have subscribed and look forward to viewing your other videos.
I stumbled upon this this video and now its helped me a lot . I find the positions on the 88key Board and read piano charts faster then before . Creativley WRITTEN and Explained even better. GREAT content . BRAVO!
Thank you so much for watching this. I hope this has helped. Your comment was very kind and made my morning. I have other videos on my UA-cam channel that focus on music theory, improvisation, and composition on the piano.I'd love to have you subscribe to my channel and watch other videos when you have a free minute - ua-cam.com/users/jeraldsimon - Let me know if there is a particular type of video you would like me to film to better help you learn the piano - the FUN way! Thanks again! - Jerald
I learned more here than at school !!! THANK YOU!!!
You are a great teacher Jerald. Keep going. Thank you for your magnanimity.
Thank you so much! I appreciate it. Let me know if you need help with anything or have any questions. Thanks - Jerald
@@JeraldSimon I have a lot of Music Theory. I need more practice. If you can help me to have some songs with chords and lyrics, please.
OMG, I just treated myself to a Yamaha np32,and have been struggling to learn the bass clef notes, after watching I dont know how many youtube vids, this is the first that makes sense to me. Thank you so much
Glad I could help! Let me know if you have any questions about anything. Thanks - Jerald
I cannot thank you enough for getting me off the Every Good Boy Deserves Food mode of trying to read music that I was taught learning the recorder when I was seven. As an adult trying to learn the piano it was taking me about ten seconds between each key that way. I love your method, I have improved so much thanks to it :)
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much...God bless you
Thank so much, you really made learning music simple and fun! 😊
You are welcome. Let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything. Thanks - Jerald
Bottom line note is the same as top space, bottom space same as top line. Now that was really helpful and the last piece of the puzzle. Thanks for that.
Glad it helped! Thanks - Jerald
You made it very easy and simple
Superb!!
Thanks
Thank you! Let me know if you have any questions about anything. Thanks - Jerald
Wonderful.
I’m a Las Vegas Dj and a Digital Keyboard 🎹 Synthesizer player. I can read in clef. 🎼
I used to play the baritone horn.
I love that sea level thinking.
Subscribed
Thank you! Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks - Jerald
ive been trying to learn the notes im 49 beginning my piano journey and love this i like the explanation love the story , ill remember that. for me its tangible and can relate great work love it.
Thank you! I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions about anything. Thanks again! - Jerald
This is by far the best explanation about reading notes :).
Thank you so much! I hope this helps. I have other videos on my UA-cam channel that focus on music theory, improvisation, and composition on the piano. I cover most everything from jazz, blues, rock, classical, new age, hymn arranging, and fun ways to apply the music theory in arranging, improvising, and composing music of your own. I'd love to have you subscribe to my channel and watch other videos when you have a free minute - ua-cam.com/users/jeraldsimon - Let me know if there is a particular type of video you would like me to film to better help you learn the piano - the FUN way! Thanks again! - Jerald
You are amazing. I went to the Royal College of Music for 2 years and couldn’t read music. You have helped tremendously.
Thank you so much. You are so kind. I hope this video and the other music theory lesson videos on my UA-cam channel help. I have more videos teaching music theory, improvisation, and the like at this link on my UA-cam channel: ua-cam.com/play/PL9eocDI3QWNh0TcVMgnZHzkAf8o74yUA3.html - I also have resources available on my website at musicmotivation.com. Let me know if you have any questions or need specific video lessons teaching various music theory concepts. I hope these help. Thanks again!
Thank you for this lesson. I‘m an adult learning to play piano with no knowledge of notes whatsoever. Those ledger lines really gave me the creeps for 10 days now, since I started to learn notes. Finally I got the ghist of it. Great explanation!
You are welcome! I hope this video helps. Let me know if you have any additional questions. Thanks - Jerald
Hi Jerald, God gave you a gift to teach piano to all age groups. Excellent, keep it going bro.
-❤️from London
Thank you so much!
You made it all easy to me,thank you so much sir☺️♥️♥️
You are welcome. Let me know if I can do anything or if you need help with anything. Thanks - Jerald
Thank you for sharing your gift so generously . Its actually fun and full of simple wisdom .
Thank you! That means the world to me. I hope you have a wonderful day. Let me know if you need help with anything or have any questions about anything. Thanks again! - Jerald
Thank you so very much. I was never able to identify notes automatically and this helped me tremendously!!!
I’m glad this helped. Let me know if you have any questions about anything. Thanks - Jerald
I like the symmetry with the C's.. I also like the F and the G, intentionally pointed to by the clefs, the other 2 markers won't stick in my head. Thanks for the patient video.
Thank you Soo much ...you are an excellent teacher,good teaching methods mastery of content ...I love it.I need more lessons from you ..looks like I'll be the next guru as a pianist ...direct me please
Thank you so much. I hope this helps. - Jerald
this is VERY GOOD!!! I am 45 years old and I LOVE IT!!!😊 MORE PLEASE!!!!
Thank you so much! I hope these help. Let me know if you have questions about anything. Thanks - Jerald
Jerald, I enjoyed your video on '7 markers'. It gave me a better understanding of the keyboard and for sight reading music. However, when you explained "middle C" , "Sea Level" and "C4", you also called the next "C" (up) the "second C" (actually being C5) @ 9:39. Although, I finally understood what you'd meant, it was confusing with several variations of names for the notes/or key positions for the 8 C's. Thank you for the video. It did help me to familiarize myself with the keyboard notes and gave some good sight reading tips!
Thank you for letting me know. I really appreciate it. Let me know if you have a specific video you’d like me to create. Thanks - Jerald
Hi Jerald - Thank you - - as we are all on lockdown now and I am a complete beginner , this is such a great help.
Bye for now from Scotland and stay safe everyone x
Maggie, Thank you for your comment. I hope this video helps. Let me know if you have any questions about anything. I have more resources on my UA-cam channel at: ua-cam.com/users/jeraldsimon and also on my website at: musicmotivation.com. I come out with new weekly COOL SONGS I compose to help piano students learn to play the piano the fun way with my COOL SONGS Series. You can learn more about it at this link on my website: musicmotivation.com/coolsongs/ - Let me know if you need anything or have questions. Stay safe during this interesting time! I hope these videos and music help. Thanks again! - Jerald
This was so entertaining-and it actually makes sense! Thank you so much!
Thank you for watching. I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions about anything. Thanks - Jerald
I have struggled learning the notes for some time. He just made it so easy to understand. Thank You Jerald.
You are welcome. I hope this helps. Thanks - Jerald
Thank you Gerald that was so helpful. My 4th lesson coming up at 56 years old
Wonderful! Keep up the great work. Thanks - Jerald
Thank you for your personly to teach us. Love It.
You are welcome. Let me know if you have any questions about anything or need help with anything. Thanks - Jerald
Good lesson because he names the keynote LETTERS! 🎶🎵🎶🎵
Wow Gerald, you are a Teacher! Thanks!
Love your smart way of teaching how to read notes
Thank you for your kind words. Let me know if you need help with anything. Thanks - Jerald
Jerald, Outstanding. Thank you for such golden information. Cheers
I'm 71 - lol. Have watchd so, so many videos...a few ok ones, but this one made the best impression - taught and motivated me to continue. TY!
Thank you so much for your kind words! I really appreciate you taking the time to watch this video. I hope it has helped. I have other videos on my UA-cam channel that focus on music theory, improvisation, and composition on the piano.I'd love to have you subscribe to my channel and watch other videos when you have a free minute - ua-cam.com/users/jeraldsimon - Let me know if there is a particular type of video you would like me to film to better help you learn the piano - the FUN way! Thanks again! - Jerald
Excellent didactic way to explain the staff through an easy to remember story. Very well done!
Thank you!
Incredible lesson! thank you so much 🙏🏼 almost couldn’t find a video that explained this so thoroughly and so cleeeeear.
Thank you! I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything. Thanks - Jerald
I love this teaching have been battling on how to read musical note but with this teaching I understand it more Wisdom
Great refresher tips. Always had problems memorizing. Thank you for sharing.
You are welcome!
Thank you this has help me gain a better understanding of reading music
You are welcome! Let me know if you have any questions about anything. Thanks - Jerald
awesome....very well presented, clear simple AND FUN ..making it a whole lot EASIER to remember note-relationship ( sound )...thank you SO much !!
Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy this and I hope it helps.
1 Word..............................Brilliant 👍🎹😊
Thank you! - Jerald
Great! After youor lesson everybody can read notes. Thank you!
I have watched many videos on how to remember what the musical notes are. This, is by far, one of the best I have seen. Thank you so very much for sharing these fantastic tips so clearly and enjoyably. I am getting really excited about this new journey of learning to play the piano, thanks to you.
Thank you so much! I appreciate your comment. I hope this video helps. Thanks - Jerald
This is great. I’ve learned a lot in just a few minutes. I will continue to follow you. God bless you.😊
Thank you! I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks - Jerald
Wonderful presentation
Simply awesome! Amazing!! Many thanks for posting this. I have been struggling with notes for sometime and I am sure this will help.
Manish Pathak - You are welcome. I hope this helps! - Jerald
I like your teaching how to read notes...easy to follow indeed! Thank you!
Brilliant teaching tips to help recognition and memorization! Thank you😊
Thank you!
Thank you Gerald! Excellent instructions for learning the notes on the staff, and the piano. I love your approach. Thank you!
Thanks! Let me know if you have any questions.
That's a brilliant, fun way to learn the notes, both on the piano and grand staff!
Thank you so much! Let me know if you have any questions. - Jerald
God bless you indeed you are a teacher. Big up and more wisdom
Thank you so much! - Jerald
The best method of teaching music ever you're brilliant...
Thank you so much! I appreciate it. Let me know if you have any questions about anything. Thanks again! - Jerald
A half hour of musical enlightenment. Thank you!
Thanks!
Excellent teaching! Thank you so much Jerald
Thanks so much! I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks - Jerald
Thank you. I think this will help me with sight reading and even reading pieces that I am trying to practice.
I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions about anything or need more help. I have other videos on my UA-cam channel that focus on music theory, improvisation, and composition on the piano. I can create a video that focuses on when the staff is facing the opposite way. I'll put it on my schedule of videos to film. I'd love to have you subscribe to my channel and watch other videos when you have a free minute - ua-cam.com/users/jeraldsimon - Let me know if there is a particular type of video you would like me to film to better help you learn the piano - the FUN way! Thanks again! - Jerald
Awesome....very well presented, making it a whole lot EASIER to remember. Thank you
for sharing this .Excellent simplification of what looks like a very challenging
task for an older beginner like me. Thank you for your simple way of description,
speaking slowly to let students understand , really you are the best music teacher.
Thank you so much! Let me know if you need help with anything. Thanks - Jerald
Using a story, or having students create one with their imagination is an awesome idea. We have am excellent memory for stories and also location, such as markers of a path that we travel each day.
You are one of the greatest teachers that I have seen on UA-cam! I like everything. But specifically, I like the way you helped me locate the Gs on the triple clef. Thanks
Thank you so much! I hope this helps. - Jerald
Very nice. I’ve played piano for 50 years (classically trained) and still struggle to read a bass clef note (due to so much additional experience playing violin and clarinet.) I can play it fine, but telling you what note it is requires me to think about it. 50 years ago I learned the lined notes of the Treble clef as “Every Good Boy Does Fine” (EGBDF). and of the Bass clef: Good Boys Do Fine Always (GBDFA). And the spaces in the treble clef spell “FACE” and the spaces in the Bass Clef spell ACEG (All Cows Eat Grass) .
Finally! An easy way to remember the bass clef. Love the story method. Thank you.
You're very welcome! Thank you for watching! - Jerald
Amazing! I’m 70 years young & teaching myself how to play the piano and was struggling with reading all the notes. You make it fun!!! Thanks for sharing with all of us. My only comment is I would have liked to see your note chart more. 💕