Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Basic piano note reading practice video for beginners. PDF at pianowned.com/sheets. Learning to play very simple sheet music without letter names or finger numbering is a great way to improve your sight reading speed, even as an absolute beginner. The 20 exercises are in pairs of slow learning drills and fast reading exercises/pieces, as follows:

0:00 - Note learning 1
0:22 - Note reading 1
0:41 - Note learning 2
1:03 - Note reading 2
1:23 - Note learning 3
1:43 - Note reading 3
2:02 - Note learning 4
2:24 - Note reading 4
2:42 - Note learning 5
3:04 - Note reading 5
3:21 - Note learning 6
3:43 - Note reading 6
3:59 - Note learning 7
4:30 - Note reading 7
4:47 - Note learning 8
5:18 - Note reading 8
5:35 - Note learning 9
6:06 - Note reading 9
6:23 - Note learning 10
6:52 - Note reading 10

This approach should also help with playing by ear, and the sheet music works as a basic sight reading series up to grade 1.