Learn To Read Music Quick

David Jones on August 9th, 2011

Learn to Read Music – Time Signatures and Counting Look at any piece of music and you’ll most likely see a fraction at the beginning of the piece.  This is called the time signature.  Some of the more common time signatures are 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4.  These three time signatures have 4 as the bottom [...]

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David Jones on August 9th, 2011

So you want to Learn to Read Music? Better Learn How to Tell Time And Count… I know, I know.  You already know how to count and tell time.  Doing these things in music is different, and maybe even easier for some people  First, we’ve got to cover a definition:   Measures are small sections of [...]

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David Jones on August 8th, 2011

Picking right back up where we left off from yesteday’s post called “Learn to Read Music on the Bass Clef”:   The music notes that fall on spaces in the bass clef are A-C-E-G.  “All Cars Eat Gas” is the saying to remember the bass clef spaces.  (If you like cows better than cars, use [...]

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David Jones on August 8th, 2011

We’re taking a quick break today from my Learn to Read Music music theory and music education lesson series… I’ve got to tell you about this great movie I just rented. It reminded me so much of my passion for music and why I think it’s so important for every serious musician to learn to read [...]

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David Jones on August 7th, 2011

Ok it’s time to really get into the meat of fundamentals to help you Learn to Read Music.   Before getting into actually reading music, there are some basic terms that you need to know.   THE STAFF   If you were writing words, you might write them on lined paper or notebook paper.  Music [...]

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