5th November 2011 - Many people are still unaware of this impromptu ability of a pianist to make Christmas carols much more interesting by playing unfamiliar music notes.
This is the uniqueness of any kind of sheet music and in case of Christmas sheet music the tasks become easier for the pianist owing to the popularity of the Christmas carols.
The errand of making the music much more innovative does not require much of effort rather it becomes a task of fun. Since the carolers are so engrossed in the lyrics of the popular carols that it paves the way for the piano accompanist to try a hand at more harmonic chances.
This kind of music requires sound knowledge of sheet music and its sight reading. Performing in front of a sentient audience is much more difficult and impromptu performance is not everybody’s cup of tea. You may need to play those notes which you are not well familiar with and this is where the challenge of the task is. It is comparatively easier to give impromptu performance during Christmas since the music required revolves around carols that people are quite aware of. Hence the pianist is not completely unaware of the notes and slight mixing of the chords can work wonders.
If you want to enhance your ability of sight-reading in case of the piano notes, it is important to pay heed to each music note. For this you can begin by taking either of the books arbitrarily and play its notes. Ideally it should be done in a way that not a single page is missed out. You also ought to keep in mind that you must start from the first page onwards and continue till the last. If you diligently follow every page you would sooner learn the basic nuances of sheet music. You would find it easier to give live impromptu performance.
Although piano notes which are inscribed in higher octaves require much of practice, those in lower octaves can be played without much effort. If you become proficient in recognizing the musical notes the moment you see them, Christmas sheet music will be almost like a child’s play and you would enjoy playing them.