The Basics of Reading Music - By Kevin Meixner

Introduction To better understand how to read music, maybe it is best to first ask ourselves: What is music exactly? Well, according to the 1976 edition (okay so I need to update my book collection!) of Funk & Wagnalls Standard Desk Dictionary the definition is: mu.sic (myoo'zik) n. 1. Man! Okay, now back to what we set out to do in the first place, teach you how to read music... Sound and Pitch in Music Now that we've established that music is made up of sounds I will explain what a sound actually is: All sounds are caused by the vibrations of air molecules. In most contemporary sheet music you will see the music will be written on either the treble clef staff: Or the bass clef staff: As the notes are written closer to the top of these clefs there pitch increases giving them a higher, lighter sound. The next image may help you visualize how notes are placed on the staffs in relation to their pitch. Click here to listen to sound of notes in picture from left to right Rhythm and Note Durations ).

Learning to Read Music - How to read music notation Learning to Read Music - How to read music notation This section contains information on how to read and interpret music notation, which may be useful to beginners. This is information which may help if you are learning the piano or keyboard or indeed any other musical instrument. It is mainly most useful for musical reference purposes. The content of this musical reference section includes : The Musical Staff In musical notation, the musical staff or stave is a set of five horizontal lines on which musical note symbols are placed to indicate pitch and time. The musical staff on its own does not help you to represent any specific notes, that is without a musical clef. The two main types of musical clefs are shown below and the notes for each clef are shown on it - Middle C has been underlined with a red mark. Musical Scales In musical terms, a scale is an ascending or descending series of notes or pitches. Playing Musical Scales on Piano Playing Scale of C (Treble Clef) with the right hand

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