7 Tips to Play Piano Without Looking Down + Free Exercises

7 Tips to Play Piano Without Looking Down - Do you tend to look down at the keys when playing the piano? Want to learn how to play piano without looking at your hands so you can sight-read more fluently? Then watch this video to learn 7 tips to play piano without looking down as well as exercises you can download for free.

To get the free piano exercises for keyboard awareness, go to:
https://www.pianosightreading.com.au/...

For help on how to deal with leaps, see:
How to Handle Leaps When Sight-Reading -https://www.pianosightreading.com.au/...

To get the Master Your LH Leaps booklet, go to:
https://www.pianosightreading.com.au/...


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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Intro
00:28 – Most important sight-reading tip
1:30 – Tip #1: Always sit in the same position
02:09 – Tip #2: Practise without looking down
02:44 – Tip #3: Use the black keys
03:43 – Tip #4: Know your accidentals
04:43 – Tip #5: Know your intervals
05:22 – Tip #6: Develop your ear
05:58 – Tip #7: Work on your leaps
06:08 – How to handle leaps when sight-reading
06:20 – Master Your LH Leaps booklet
06:43 – Exercises for keyboard awareness
6:50 – Demo of one exercise for keyboard awareness
07:31 – Free keyboard awareness exercises
07:44 – Outro

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RECOMMENDED SIGHT-READING RESOURCES:
~ For beginners ~
Piano Sight-Reading: A Fresh Approach by John Kember - https://amzn.to/2R51OZv

Sight-Reading Exercises Op.45 by Arnoldo Sartorio - https://imslp.org/wiki/Sight_Reading_...)

Gradus: Progressive Piano Repertoire in 12 Volumes by Jeff Manookian - https://imslp.org/wiki/Gradus:_Progre...)

~ For more advanced ~
*Essential Keyboard Repertoire Vol. 1-8 - https://amzn.to/3km7POd

*Essential Keyboard Etudes - https://amzn.to/2Rs7CfO

Free piano sheet music (searchable by composer, difficulty, styles, title and number of sharps or flats) - https://www.pianosightreading.com.au/...

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THE GEAR I USE FOR SIGHT-READING:
iPad Pro 12.9" - https://geni.us/iPad-pro
Stylus Pen - https://geni.us/stylus-pen
Firefly Page Turner - https://geni.us/firefly
ForScore App - https://forscore.co/
Yamaha CLP-635 - https://au.yamaha.com/en/products/mus...

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