How to Read Sheet Music

Learning To Read Music The Easy Way Many people are daunted by the prospect of learning how to read music. They know it is going to help make them …

In the previous lesson of how to read sheet music we looked at simple rhythms involving whole notes, half notes and quarter notes). However, most of the music you …

How To Read Guitar Sheet Music Learning how to read standard guitar notation is very similar to learning how to read music for any instrument. The basic features of …

So you’ve decided that you want to learn how to read sheet music – that’s excellent news! Learning to read music is definitely going to take your musicianship onto …

So you’ve decided that you want to learn how to read sheet music – that’s excellent news! Learning to read music is definitely going to take your musicianship onto …

When you are playing an instrument like a piano or a flute, if you read a “C” and play a “C” then the note will sound as a “C” …

In looking at how to read music we’ve talked about duration and how rhythm is built upon knowing what notes to play and for how long; but what about …

You may have noticed that the divisions of beats you normally come across are in factors of 2 (½, ¼, ⅛, etc..) (the technical term for these rhythms is …

Dynamic Changes In the last post on dynamics we looked at how I can work out what volume to play at when learning how to read sheet music. In …

Dynamics in Music In music, dynamics are defined as the different volume levels of a piece of music at any given moment. Dynamics markings and symbols are written to …

I know that many of you are singers and want to learn how to read music either as soloists or in a group/choir. It can be quite daunting when …

Sometimes you will see a curved line joining 2 notes together. If the 2 notes are the SAME pitch then these 2 notes are joined together rhythmically. Note: If …

Sometimes you will see a dot after a note (don’t confuse this with a dot above or below the note – that is something totally different and we’ll look …

How To Work Out Note Lengths Let’s explore the most common note lengths – whole notes, half notes, quarter note, eighth notes and sixteenth notes. When learning how to …

Many people who want to learn how to read drum music get put off by the fact that drum notation can look quite complex at first. However, it’s actually …

A crucial first step in learning how to read music is to be able to remember which lines and spaces refer to which notes. The easiest way to do …