I played piano for years as a kid, but never learned how to read music.
I just couldn’t.
When we were working on a new song, I would have the teacher play it for me so I knew what it was supposed to sound like, and through practice, my fingers memorized the motions. If I hit the wrong key while practicing, I would every good boy does fine to figure out what key it was supposed to be, and do it again. Once I learned the song, I could play it without looking at the music at all.
I played piano for years as a kid, but never learned how to read music.
I just couldn’t.
When we were working on a new song, I would have the teacher play it for me so I knew what it was supposed to sound like, and through practice, my fingers memorized the motions. If I hit the wrong key while practicing, I would every good boy does fine to figure out what key it was supposed to be, and do it again. Once I learned the song, I could play it without looking at the music at all.