Rapidly Read Music Like a Pro
What you'll learn
- How to read musical notation, for both Bass Clef and Treble Clef, and decipher pitch based on note placement.
- How to understand Clefs.
- How to understand Key signatures.
- How to understand Time Signatures.
- How to interpret stave directions such as dynamic changes, accents, tempo instructions, latin direction, etc.
- How to read rhythms and syncopation from different note and rest values.
- An understanding of major and minor scales, and how these scales are formed.
Requirements
- No, just an enthusiasm to learn a great new skill.
Description
This course is designed to dramatically increase your musical horizons. It will take you from little to no knowledge of written music, to being able to read and interpret music.
It will thoroughly cover a variety of subjects:
Understanding clefs in music
Understanding major and minor scales
Identifying key signatures
Interpreting time signatures
Understanding note pitches within the stave, and the use of ledger lines
All note values and names
Rhythms
Accidentals (sharps and flats)
Dynamic markings
Syncopation
and so much more....!
The course will comprise of video lectures, easily broken down in to identifiable sections, and course material such as summary sheets, quizzes, transcripts, and audio examples.
Who this course is for:
- Beginner musicians or self-taught musicians looking to further their understanding of music.
Course content
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Instructor
![James Strange](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.4 Instructor Rating
- 5 Reviews
- 1,647 Students
- 1 Course
Hi all! So here's a bit of background... I have been a musician for over 25 years, writing and arranging music for a variety of solo instruments and ensembles. Most recently I have achieved Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) after studying at Post Graduate level.
During my professional musical career I performed on the Double Bass, Guitar, and Tuba for eight years as a musician in the Royal Marines Band, performing alongside celebrities at great venues such as the Royal Albert Hall and at events including the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
During this time I have also been an instrument tutor, and provided music theory lessons. I have a publishing company, Penny Music Co. through which I release my arrangements, and even a record label (McStrange Records) under which I release my recordings. Both of these are tons of fun by the way...
So that is the long and short of the circumstances which gave way to my musical life... I really hope you enjoy the course!