If you’ve had piano lessons before, there’s a good chance your teacher taught you to read music with “Every Good Boy Does Fine” for line notes, and “F-A-C-E” for space notes. I used these mnemonic tools for a long time as a teacher, and with surprisingly limited success. The reality is, students who stop to consider the name of every note end up being very slow sight-readers. I should know––that’s how I read music for years! Here are some reasons why it doesn’t work well.
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The Toxic Now
We live in a culture of now. With the unprecedented speed and convenience of the internet, there isn’t much premium on patience. And when it comes to learning music online, you’ll find sites that pander to our thirst for “instant results” around every corner. Learn piano in just three weeks. Master music theory in an hour. It sounds so enticing.
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