Music Reading Tips


starsnplanets asked: What should my family know about sending our 17 year old to Berklee School of Music for the 2006 Summer (5 week) Performance program? Any tips, secrets, etc? What to look for when choosing a hotel to stay at near Berklee…how hard to get Sox tickets for a specific date in August…anything about [...]

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David Jones on October 24th, 2011

expertvillage asked: Reading piano sheet music is difficult at first but then becomes easier with practice. Learn some great basic tips on how to read sheet music for the piano in this free music lesson video clip on beginning piano lessons. Expert: Matthew Gom Bio: Matt is a school music teacher and has been playing [...]

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Rachel D asked: My brother and I signed up for UNCG Summer Music Camp on the first day we could, so naturally we were accepted. I play the trumpet and he plays the trombone (which is kind of funny because he is very small). This will be my first time away at camp. I’m going [...]

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David Jones on October 10th, 2011

We’re now (finally!) at the end of this music lesson to help you learn to read music meter. From the above, we can summarize that the difference between simple and compound time is how the beat or pulse is divided:  either into two parts or three parts respectively.  In addition, we can see that in [...]

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Joe asked: To term me as “beginner” is too advanced a term. I have a 4 x 4 violin, whatever that means. I need software, interactive dvd, something that breaks it ALL down into intensely simple instructions that a dimented rock can understand. I don’t know jack, I want to learn to read music, notes, [...]

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