ALL NOTES: Write each note's name underneath. Each measure's notes spell a word.

If you already know how to play another instrument, such as a band instrument, then you already know how to read the notes on the staff, so now all that you have to do to play your band …

The first thing to learn about reading music is that you can ignore most of the informa- tion that’s written on the page. The only part you really need to learn is called the “treble clef.”

Figure 2.29: When these eight notes are played as written, only five distinct notes are heard: one note the length of two whole notes; then a dotted half note; then another note the same length …

We read the sequence of notes from left to right. Another way to understand the idea of pitches being lower or higher is to compare it to bears and birds. bear's voice is low-pitched, while the …

Play a note high up on a piano followed by another note down low and the average listener will be able to identify that there is a difference in pitch between the 2 notes.

The piano notes charts helps you to locate the right key on the keyboard when reading a note. Keep in mind that NOTES are written symbols on a 5 line staff with either a Treble or Bass …