Question about Music?

Question

Do you need to know math in order to play the piano or guitar?

Answer 1

no

Answer 2

No I play piano and I'm terrible at math! People always think that math and reading music are related but they arn't! I play flute, piano, saxaphone, clarinet, and some guitar and I didn't pass algebra! So no you don't need to know math! reading music is like reading a book! it's simple once you get the hang of it!

Answer 3

No. My dad has played electric guitar, dobro, and the organ for years, without any music lessons. He taught himself how to play, He's quite good. He never learned how to read music either. He just "plays by ear". I taught myself how to play, too.by the time I took lessons, I already knew all the chords and could play anything that I was asked. But I wanted to learn how to read sheet music. You don't need math for that either. Alls you need to start, is to learn three or four chords and which strings are which note, sames with the piano. (Only guitar hurts the tips of your fingers for about the first month or so) until you can learn to apply enough pressure to one string at a time, without deadening the other strings next to it, to get a full sound..

The notes on the piano repeat themself(CDEFGABD-CDEFGABC-CDEFGABC, etc,, all the way up the keyboard)

The notes on music scale are"CDEFGABC" ( White keys) (you know, Do, Ray, Me, Fa ,So, La , Ti, Do) To find C on the piano, just look for the only white key that have two black keys to the right of it it. To play a chord( 3 keys at the same time) just press one key and skip a note)

EXAMPLE: If you press C, and skip the next white key, and press E and skip the next white key, and press G. If you hold these 3 keys at the same time, with your thumb, middle finger & pinkie finger, you just played a "C" chord. If you do the same thing, only start with F, skip one, A, skip one,E, that is an "F" chord. Same with the "G" chord. Hit G, skip one, B, skip one, D at the same time. (*NOTE the first key you press with your thumb in a chord, is the name of the chord)

You play chords with your left hand, and your melody( the singing part) with your right. It's not hard. Just experiment.

To play a song you like by ear, Get a song in your head, and try to match, the sound of the note your playing with the one that's in your head. No math required. Just a desire to learn, and an ear for music.

{piano is faster and easier than guitar- only because you have use only the tips of your fingers, and takes practice, but if you're determined enough, you'll get it.) You can read guitar music, by simply looking at the little picture they show of each chord. Each line is a string, each dot, is where you place your fingers at the end of the fret board.}

Answer 4

No Your Don't you just have to learn how to play thats it. I play bass and one of my friends play guitar and piano and she sucks at math so no you don't.

Answer 5

not entirely sure on piano, but as far as guitar goes...not really...as long as you can count up and down from 1 to 30 (i just rounded up cause i could...better to be safe ;) ) you're set!

Answer 6

uhm. no. i play piano, and i'm pretty good at math, but i don't think math helps me in any way when playing piano....

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

no