How to Read Music: Fundamentals of Music Notation Made Easy

by Roger Evans

Overview

A basic primer for anyone without musical training who wishes to learn to read musical scores when singing or taking up an instrument. The book explains how notes are named and written; how to read melody, interpret time signatures, keys, sharps, flats, and naturals; how to read tempo; and how to play chords.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780517884386
Publisher:	Crown Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/25/1995
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	7.02(w) x 9.19(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Roger Evans has helped nearly half a million readers learn to play an instrument on their own. His books include How to Play Piano and How to Play Keyboards.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	7
	How to use this book	8
	How Notes are named	9
	How Notes are written	10
	Notes with different shapes	14
	Reading a Melody	16
	Notes above and below the Staves	17
	Rests	20
	Curved Lines	21
	Dotted Notes	22
	Time Signatures	24
	Sharps, Flats and Naturals	28
	Keys and Key Signatures	34
	How Fast?	41
	How Loud?	43
	Musical Shorthand	44
	Notes played or sung together	46
	Music on more than one Stave	48
	Chords	50
	Choosing your first pieces of music	53
	Other Notes and Rests	56
	Triplets	58
	More Time Signatures	60
	Minor Keys	65
	E#, B# and Double Sharps	68
	Cb, Fb and Double Flats	69
	All the Keys - Major and Minor	70
	Octaves and Octave Signs (8ve)	75
	Other Signs which affect notes	77
	Notes which are to be repeated	80
	The other Clef - the C Clef	83
	Key Signatures for the C Clef	84
	Directory of Musical Signs	85
	Note Directory	92
	A Short Musical Dictionary	95
	List of music in this book	112