Reply To: playing piano by air

I play guitar by ear. Though I know that reading notes can help in terms of playing live and in coordination with a band, I really don’t need to for myself. If there’s a piece I really want to learn and not spend the time to figure it out by ear, I’ll look up the chords or tablature. Every musical composition I’ve came up with has been completely by just putting pieces together that sound good in my head. So if you are just playing for yourself, I don’t see a need a to learn notes, unless you really want to and have the time.