watermelon fox asked:
I’m beginning to teach myself the piano. I have a good ear, I hear a song and learn to play it that way. I have a very basic understanding of how to read music, but I’m still very confused about what goes where on the staff. What’s the difference between treble and bass clef? Can someone please tell me all about time signatures?
I want to write a song, but I don’t know how. If anyone could give some tips and or recommend a good program, it would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
Tags: Good Ear, Music Piano, Time Signatures
Learning to Read Music
guitar pro will actually play piano things i think… not sure but i think u can create music on there and see how its played and what the stuff looks like while its being played..
How to Read Music
Get a Beginning Piano book from the library. It will explain how the clefs map to the notes (bass clef, the middle line is the D below middle C, treble’s middle line is the B above middle C), and will walk through some basic time signatures. Doing it here, well, would take a few pages.
You can buy a page of sheet music to start writing down your own work.
Learning to Read Music
MIddle C is the dividing line between the treble and bass clefs.
Essentially, time signatures are the following with some appearing as fractions, which they are not:
4/4: four beats to a measure. Each measure equals four beats.
3/4: three beats to a measure. Think of waltzes, which are in three-quarter time
2/4: two beats to a measure. Think of tangos and military marches composed by Sousa.
6/8: six beats to a measure with the eighth note serving as a quarter note.
12/8: twelve beats to a measure with the eighth note serving as a quarter note.
Cut time–A capital C with a verticle slash run through it–means there are four beats to a measure, but are played faster than four-four time.
To begin composing, I suggest you stick with four-four time or three-four time.
learning to read music
I didnt understand you, can u please be more descriptive?
Learn How to Read Music
thomspson is the best book for that