Can a complete beginner learn Moonlight Sonata Mvt 1?
The “Moonlight Sonata” 1st movement was the first piece I learned to play. I purchased the sheet music and a recording. I did know how to read the notes on the G cleft from my dismal attempt to play the violin, however the F cleft was a mystery. My sister lived two houses down from my house and she had a record player, so I would listen to the recording trying to follow it with the sheet music, then quickly run home and try to find on the piano the notes I heard in my head and relate them to the notes on the F cleft. This took several weeks and endless hours but I did learn the 1st movement. I wish I would have recorded myself playing it back then. I would very much like to hear how well I did play it. I have been blessed with a very good ear, not everyone would be able to it as I did. That was over fifty years ago. I do not recommend this approach. Get a teacher, learn to read music then work your way up to it. It will still be there when you are ready to tackle it. One of the problem
