{"id":20907,"date":"2023-01-27T08:24:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T08:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/?p=20907"},"modified":"2023-01-27T09:49:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T09:49:44","slug":"playing-piano-by-ear-or-by-sight-which-is-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/playing-piano-by-ear-or-by-sight-which-is-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Playing Piano by Ear or by Sight &#8211; Which is Best?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Playing the piano by ear or by sight &#8211; which is best?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are often disputes between musicians as to which of these two ways of playing music is best. The ear players see their way as best, and the note-reading players say, \u201cno, our way is best!\u201d So what would be the best way for you to learn to play the piano or an instrument?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/playing-piano-by-ear-or-by-sight-which-is-best\/music-score-and-luxurious-writing-pen\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20914\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/music-score-and-luxurious-writing-pen.jpg\" alt=\"music score and luxurious writing pen\" width=\"1200\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/music-score-and-luxurious-writing-pen-200x71.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/music-score-and-luxurious-writing-pen-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/music-score-and-luxurious-writing-pen-400x142.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/music-score-and-luxurious-writing-pen-500x178.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/music-score-and-luxurious-writing-pen-600x214.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/music-score-and-luxurious-writing-pen-700x249.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/music-score-and-luxurious-writing-pen-768x273.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/music-score-and-luxurious-writing-pen-800x285.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/music-score-and-luxurious-writing-pen-1024x364.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/music-score-and-luxurious-writing-pen.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Let&#8217;s look at playing from music sheets and not playing by ear.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A significant advantage of playing by sight is being able to read music pieces from the score &#8211; even if you have never heard them. It opens the way to \u201creading\u201d many books or sheets of music. For those who can not read music, this area of simply picking up a score and playing it, discovering new music is lost. It&#8217;s very much like reading a book or the newspaper.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Being able to read and play music from a score gives the player the ability not only to:<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">know the written language of music but also gives you a\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">greater knowledge of how music is formed, written and plotted out.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It gives a visual layout of the music.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The negative about reading and playing from a score is that often the player is less aware of the sound created and the chord structure and overall movement of the piece.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I have often found that when I am reading the score, it is as if your ear tends to shut off a bit. One has to actively involve the ear to take note of the movement of the melody and chords.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Playing only by reading and not by ear means that you will not be able to simply sit down and play impromptu at any moment. This is a great privilege to those who play by ear, being able to simply sit down and play anything that comes to mind or rather to ear!\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/playing-piano-by-ear-or-by-sight-which-is-best\/woman-enjoying-freedom-at-the-beach-on-a-summer-day\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20912\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Woman-enjoying-freedom-at-the-beach-on-a-summer-day.jpg\" alt=\"Woman enjoying freedom at the beach on a summer day!\" width=\"1200\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Woman-enjoying-freedom-at-the-beach-on-a-summer-day-200x71.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Woman-enjoying-freedom-at-the-beach-on-a-summer-day-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Woman-enjoying-freedom-at-the-beach-on-a-summer-day-400x142.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Woman-enjoying-freedom-at-the-beach-on-a-summer-day-500x178.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Woman-enjoying-freedom-at-the-beach-on-a-summer-day-600x214.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Woman-enjoying-freedom-at-the-beach-on-a-summer-day-700x249.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Woman-enjoying-freedom-at-the-beach-on-a-summer-day-768x273.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Woman-enjoying-freedom-at-the-beach-on-a-summer-day-800x285.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Woman-enjoying-freedom-at-the-beach-on-a-summer-day-1024x364.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Woman-enjoying-freedom-at-the-beach-on-a-summer-day.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There is a lot of freedom in being able to play by ear<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A lot of enjoyment comes from creating music on the spot or &#8221; improvising\u201d. (I am not referring to improvising on jazz chords while playing with a band &#8211; which calls for serious development, practice, hard work, and of course, the joy of serious improvising.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Playing by sight means that the player will have an in-depth understanding of the music theory. Understanding clefs, key signatures, note values, dynamics, etc. etc. Having this knowledge always helps the serious musician. This does not mean that players by ear have no idea of note reading!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Many players by ear have the basic understanding and knowledge of sheet music, written music and theory. If you play by ear, it only enhances your playing to know the basic theory of music and how to read and write music.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/playing-piano-by-ear-or-by-sight-which-is-best\/recap\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20917\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Recap.jpg\" alt=\"Recap\" width=\"1200\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Recap-200x71.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Recap-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Recap-400x142.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Recap-500x178.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Recap-600x214.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Recap-700x249.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Recap-768x273.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Recap-800x285.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Recap-1024x364.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Recap.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Let us recap:<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Having the ability to play by sight means:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You can read music sheets and learn new music even if you have not heard it before.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It gives you an edge in having the knowledge of music and its theory.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you want to be a serious musician, reading music or being able to play from a score is not an option.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For the academic type of person or the more intellectual person who loves studying &#8211; playing by sight is much more secure and preferable, seeing that everything has been written down and laid out. There is no uncertainty in what has to be played. This is a security factor for many students who often find it easier to read a line and know what they are playing rather than trying to fumble about by working out something by ear.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Being able to play, for example, a Bach-like Prelude and Fugue or a Toccata can give one great pleasure! This is also the reason why many who have been classically trained by reading music often struggle to make the jump from score reading to playing by ear.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I had to force myself to put all my books away for at least a year or two and only to play by hearing, that is, listening to melodies and working them out. I also learnt many of my classical masterpieces by remembering how they sounded and trying to work them out by ear.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Of course, it helped because I had played them before from the score. I only grabbed the book when I got stuck. This helped not only with memorising or remembering the music, but it became easier to interpret what the composer had in mind, as my ear was the only thing I could lean on. There were no pages of written music in front of me! I found it helped in a great way. It meant that I could not really forget the pieces once I called on the ear to bring it all back and follow the ear.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/playing-piano-by-ear-or-by-sight-which-is-best\/light-bulb-standing-out-from-the-others-bulbs-and-lit\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20919\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Light-bulb-standing-out-from-the-others-bulbs-and-lit.jpg\" alt=\"Light bulb standing out from the others bulbs and lit\" width=\"1200\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Light-bulb-standing-out-from-the-others-bulbs-and-lit-200x71.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Light-bulb-standing-out-from-the-others-bulbs-and-lit-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Light-bulb-standing-out-from-the-others-bulbs-and-lit-400x142.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Light-bulb-standing-out-from-the-others-bulbs-and-lit-500x178.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Light-bulb-standing-out-from-the-others-bulbs-and-lit-600x214.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Light-bulb-standing-out-from-the-others-bulbs-and-lit-700x249.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Light-bulb-standing-out-from-the-others-bulbs-and-lit-768x273.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Light-bulb-standing-out-from-the-others-bulbs-and-lit-800x285.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Light-bulb-standing-out-from-the-others-bulbs-and-lit-1024x364.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Light-bulb-standing-out-from-the-others-bulbs-and-lit.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Playing properly by ear &#8211; without music notes, but only by hearing, is a great plus as it opens a great door for creativity for the player.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the beginning, when playing by ear (if you are not used to it) can be pretty frustrating! But if you keep at it, bit by bit, new sounds will come, and new ideas of what and how to play will develop.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The most significant advantage of playing by ear is the great freedom and joy it brings the player.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There is no fear of playing wrong or thinking where am I on the score.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Many classical students suffer from the: \u201cI am playing wrong\u201d mentality. Classical pieces ask much from the player to be \u201cperfect\u201d in fingering, notes etc. And yes, it has to be perfect to be good! Unfortunately! But learning these pieces and the joy it brings is worth it. There is a feeling of conquering and winning that makes it worth it! So do not stop playing your classics or reading your scores!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When playing by ear and\/or creating your own music &#8211; there is the great plus of having no right or wrong!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Of course, there are better-sounding lines or chords, but no one can ever tell you you are playing wrongly! I have found many reading-trained students being very relieved to find out that they could play anything that they felt sounded good.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Playing by ear is, from my viewpoint &#8211; (being a trained classical and jazz musician), a very important area that has been overlooked for years by the classical arena. It means that many students learnt to play only from a book but have very little freedom on their instrument or have never been taught how simple chords look, or how to create tunes etc. This needs to be developed from day one!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/playing-piano-by-ear-or-by-sight-which-is-best\/conductor-on-stage\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20921\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20921\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Conductor-on-stage.jpg\" alt=\"Conductor on stage\" width=\"1200\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Conductor-on-stage-200x71.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Conductor-on-stage-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Conductor-on-stage-400x142.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Conductor-on-stage-500x178.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Conductor-on-stage-600x214.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Conductor-on-stage-700x249.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Conductor-on-stage-768x273.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Conductor-on-stage-800x285.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Conductor-on-stage-1024x364.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Conductor-on-stage.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To conclude: I think both being able to play from a score and being able to play totally by ear are extremely important for any serious musician<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the end, for the adult learner, I think it depends a lot on you as a person. It depends on what works for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Do you love to meticulously read, work out a score, and play that way? Then enjoy that!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Or would you love to play by ear, working out melodies and sounds &#8211; being creative in this way?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Putting in the effort to develop both these areas would be the best. It is worth it!<\/span><\/h4>\n<h3>Some articles on sight-reading for your perusal:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/how-to-improve-your-sight-reading\/\">How to improve your sight-reading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/the-10-secrets-of-sight-reading\/\">The 10 secrets of sight-reading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/sight-reading-fitness\/\">Sight-reading fitness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/why-it-is-essential-to-learn-how-to-read-music-properly\/\">Why it is essential for adults to learn how to sight-read properly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/why-it-is-essential-to-learn-how-to-read-music-properly\/\">The importance of learning how to read music properly<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Some articles on playing the piano by ear for your perusal:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/how-to-improvise-on-the-piano-as-a-beginner\/\">How to improvise on the piano as a beginner<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/importance-of-improvisation-composing-in-musical-development\/\">Importance of improvisation &amp; composing in musical development<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/improvising-on-piano-joy-and-7-day-challenge\/\">Joy of improvising and 7 day challenge!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/the-basics-of-jazz-for-the-adult-beginner\/\">The basics of jazz for the adult beginner<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/the-bridge-between-classical-and-jazz-piano\/\">The bridge between classical and jazz piano<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/how-do-i-get-started-learning-jazz-piano-as-an-adult\/\">How do I get started learning jazz piano as an adult?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/understanding-and-studying-the-lead-sheet-autumn-leaves\/\">Understanding and studying the lead sheet: Autumn Leaves<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/how-to-learn-jazz-piano-for-the-adult-beginner\/\">How to learn jazz piano for the adult beginner<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":20924,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[138,132,140,145],"tags":[256,19,227,142,134,147],"class_list":["post-20907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jazz-piano","category-piano-improvisation","category-piano-technique","category-sight-reading","tag-adult-piano-advice","tag-adult-piano-instruction","tag-basic-piano-improvisation","tag-jazz-improvisation","tag-piano-improvisation","tag-sight-reading"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20907"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20927,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20907\/revisions\/20927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonpianoinstitute.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}