With Color Music, it’s easy to play any new song. But … at the same time, it actually shows us how music works. So we also know why we’re playing each note. Which means we get the best of both worlds. On the one hand, it “dumbs things down” so everything is now easy to play. While on the other hand, it also “smarts things up” by showing us the logic or theory of a song.
This double advantage of Color Music is cool because it makes us better musicians … but it might also be confusing. Which is why I think it’s worth mentioning. If you’re new to Color Music, then you might be asking the question “How can music be easier to play … AND easier to understand? Don’t you have to sacrifice one for the other—either simplicity or knowledge?”
The answer, of course, is “No.” It turns out that we can actually learn music faster AND more completely … because we can finally see sound. Just because Color Music is easy doesn’t mean it’s a mindless shortcut. And just because it’s complete doesn’t mean it’s complex. Now that we can simply look at each note, any song is easier to both play and understand.
Like anything else we learn, music is easier to understand once we see what we’re doing. And since we’ve taken off our blindfolds, it’s smooth sailing from here. So yes, Color Music is both simple AND complete. Which is how things should be, right?