Accompany Yourself on the Piano

Have you ever wanted to accompany yourself orother. And like any skill, it can be taught. (Didn’t
others while singing? The desire to do so is one of theI say the same thing about improvisation not too long
key motivations for a surprising number of pianoago?)
students. Yet so many students feel intimidated by thisIf you already have a good grounding in piano basics,
idea. Some days, it seems hard enough to play thesuch as knowing the notes, knowing your scales,
piano piece by itself. How will you ever learn to sing atreading music – great! You have a very firm
the same time – and carry a tune?foundation for learning how to accompany yourself.
Don’t give up! The ability to accompanyNow you can learn to read a “lead
yourself on the piano while singing is a skill like anysheet,” which is a kind of musical shorthand.