{"id":2391,"date":"2014-08-11T16:45:53","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T21:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pianowizardacademy.com\/campus\/?p=2391"},"modified":"2025-06-24T09:08:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T14:08:37","slug":"improve-music-reading-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pianowizardacademy.com\/campus\/blog\/intermediate-piano-lessons\/improve-music-reading-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"How to improve your music reading skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this vintage clip from his VHS - \"Music in View\" - tuition series, professional musician Peter Hayward gives you his very best tip for reading music more easily and more efficiently, so learning new tunes faster, whilst playing your music more smoothly and more relaxed. 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