Learn To Read Music

A study of the fundamentals of reading musical notation that will teach the reader to read music in 4 hours.

A beginning note-reading book designed for Suzuki-trained violoncello students who have learned to play using an aural approach, or for traditionally taught students who need extra note reading practice.

These easy-to-read, progressive exercises by Joanne Martin develop a student's reading skills one stage at a time, with many repetitions at each stage. I Can Read Music is designed as a first note-reading book for students of string instruments who have learned to play using an aural approach such as the Suzuki Method®, or for traditionally taught students who need extra note reading practice. Its presentation of new ideas is clear enough that it can be used daily at home by quite young children and their parents, with the teacher checking progress every week or two.

A revised and reworked edition of the 1891 classic A. Dannh�user: "Solf�ge des Solf�ges", including all three books. The content of the book was restructured in chapters (the Exercise numbering is unchanged). An audio recording of the book was created (sold separately in digital music stores). For beginners we recommend the following introductory books: I.J Farkas: Sight Singing for Beginners, Level 1 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B016CVTIUI I.J Farkas: Sight Singing for Beginners, Level 2 http://www.amazon.com/Sight-Singing-Beginners-Level-Samples-ebook/dp/B019E5Y1M4 For Apple devices we recommend the iBooks store version of this book.

Easy Classics to Moderns Compiled and Edited by Denes Agay These 142 pieces by the masters of piano literature date from the second half of the 17th century to the present day.

Read Music Method for Adult Beginners provides an unforgettably fun and easy way to learn how to read music and play piano. The beginning stages of reading music are broken into easy progressive steps. Students quickly gain a deep comprehension of the musical staff, right away begin writing and playing their own music, develop eye to finger dexterity, recognize notes and intervals like old friends in both treble and bass clefs, and learn to read rhythm and time signature notation. Ages 12 and up can set their own pace and quickly make the leap from beginner to intermediate! Read Music Method is filled with page after page of songs and exercises to build on new skills. Highlights from the Table of Contents: Finding Middle C, Line Notes and Space Notes, The Grand Staff, Letter Names, Middle C Position, Compose in Middle C Position, Finger Numbers, Flashcards for Middle C Position, Treble and Bass Clef Symbols, Practice Reading and Tracking, Note and Rest Values, Contrary Motion on the Staff, Counting Rhythms, C Scale, Reading Skips, Sharps and Flats, C Position, Intervals and Octaves, Dynamics, Triads, Root of a Chord, Time Signature, Flashcards.

Music Reading Made Simple - The Best Starting Point for Anyone Who Wishes to Learn How to Read and Write Down Music * A Successor and a Sibling to the Best-Selling Book: Music Theory - From Absolute Beginner to Expert * Bars, notes, clefs, staves, time signatures, common notation, musical symbols... Have you ever wanted to learn how to read music and understand all these terms, but it seemed too difficult and not worth the effort? Have you tried searching for information in books or online only to find yourself more confused by the complexity of music theory and traditional notation? Do you think that being able to read music and sightreading is only reserved for professional musicians who've had expensive traditional education? Do you want to be able to easily learn how to read sheet music and have a solid understanding of how music is written? Do you want to advance your skills as a musician? This in-depth book is the solution you've been looking for. This is a straightforward and concise guide meant to show that learning this valuable and impressive skill can be made simple, easy and fun, for any musician, on any instrument, at any time. It is meant to show that there is a simple process to learning anything, and music reading is no exception. You don't have to attend music schools or expensive private classes and courses; anyone can learn how to read music by being self-taught. This book is going to help you easily understand music notation and how it relates to music theory. Along with the provided images, sheet music scores and music reading exercises, it will help you to build a proper foundation of knowledge, understanding, and skill; a foundation that will help you move forward as a musician. You will reach a level of proficiency from where you can confidently look at the music sheet, quickly interpret what's going on, and play it on your instrument. Here's a sneak peak of what you'll get: A detailed overview of a typical musical staff and its elements. A detailed explanation on frequency ranges, clefs and their relation to note pitches. Everything you need to know about key signatures and how to interpret them. A thorough understanding of the circle of fifths. Best step-by-step approach to reading the notes and chords quickly. Solfege explanation. A complete guide on how to read rhythms, how beat is divided, note durations, rests, ties, dotted notes, polyrhythms and more. Fundamental rhythmic blocks, how they're written and how to use them to create rhythm patterns. How dynamics, articulation and extended techniques are notated. Cool exercises that will help you to understand notation, practice your new skills and start sightreading! - And much, much more... You can get this book today for a very low price by scrolling to the top and clicking on the Buy Now button!