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		jacquesm on March 28, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Piano Practice Software Progress > in reaction to the implicit assumption in the post that learning to play the piano means learning to play by reading a score And even that wasn't implied, I'm well aware of many people playing piano at a level that I can only dream of that couldn't read a score if their lives depended on it.

ajkjk on March 28, 2021 [–]

Of course, if they could read scores, they'd be more capable (and more employable) pianists for it, all else being equal.

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