Tuesday 19 July 2011

Learn How To Read Music With Efficiency

By David Neuenschwander


Reading a musical score is not as complicated as it looks. Although one can play music and not know how it is read, it is more fun once an individual learns the terms of musical compositions. Here are some tips to help one learn how to read music with efficiency.

You have to begin with the basics. Which is to start reading musical notes from the beginning. Regardless of whether you need to carry your notes for an audition for a singing role or whether you just want to get started on learning to play the piano. Buy a basic entry level sheet and keep on referring to it. Choose a tune that you like so that going over and over the notes does not get to be a chore.

Check out how the notes are positioned starting from the bottom to the top. It is essential to get a handle on the number of lines and space in the stave and how best it can be used. You will also have to master the notes on the keyboard. Hence the best way to learn to read notes is to practice on the piano. Once you master the keys and note, you will be able to play any song or tune.

Notes can be flat, sharp, or normal and these designations are to the right of the clef symbol. Notes have different beats and the number of beats is told by the time signature symbol. Common time is used most often and has four beats for a measure.

Included in lesson plans should be the discussion of lapses in the melody. They are alike in time segments. A complete pause will get four counts and half will get two counts. A quarter pause will get one and an eighth half of the quarter pause.

Fragmented notes make up this total music composition that we call music and harmonize today. Harmonies don't have to be difficult just be joyful and play the songs.




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