Don't LOOK at the Keys!

Making sight reading easier and more effective. A progressive set of imaginative pieces to take students and teachers step by step through the technique. "Don't Look at the Keys!" shows students how to play by touch, to feel their way around the keyboard using as signposts - the long cracks between some white notes together with the groups of two and three black notes. As music is essentially a listening experience it is almost instinctive for pianists to look down at the keyboard for visual reassurance to guide the fingers when playing. This is particularly true when playing from memory or improvising.