How to Play Piano: Accompaniment Patterns and Sight-Reading

Find out about a practice technique called ‚Äúblocking,” which will help you recognize chord patterns more easily—a major step toward sight-reading. Practice three types of accompaniment patterns: the broken-chord pattern, the waltz (3/4 time) pattern, and the Alberti bass pattern. This lecture, presented by Pamela D. Pike, is from How to Play Piano. Experience hands-on lessons from a master piano instructor as you explore the building blocks of music.