Learn how to Read Music

Learn to read Treble and Bass Clef with exercises

Last updated 8/2018

English

English [Auto],

What you'll learn

You will be able to learn how to read treble and bass clef by the end of this course. You will be able to identify notes, note values, and the context in which they are used.

4 sections • 14 lectures • 39m total length

The Staff1:25
Learn to read music by mastering the staff: five lines and four spaces numbered low to high, with practice placing notes on each line and each space.
High and Low Notes2:14
Explore high and low notes on the staff and pitch relationships. Practice drawing notes on lines or spaces, circle highest and lowest notes, and mark them H or L.
Treble Clef2:38
Learn the treble clef and staff, name notes on lines and spaces from bottom to top, identify the top-line F, and use the printable pdf for practice.

Bass Clef2:05
Explore the bass clef on the staff, learn how its notes differ from the treble clef, and practice writing the bass clef with letter-name notes.
The Grand Staff2:31
Explore the grand staff by combining treble and bass staves with braces and barlines, identify notes across clefs, and complete guided exercises.
Note Values3:46
Identify note values and their beats, memorize quarter, half, and whole notes, and understand how bar lines delineate measures and lead into time signatures like 4/4.

Time Signature: 4/44:06
Learn how to read music in 4/4 time by understanding time signatures, top and bottom numbers, and which note gets the beat (quarter note), while clapping and counting through exercises.
Rests2:41
Identify and interpret quarter, half, and whole rests and their beats in 4/4 time. Clap and count the rhythm aloud, and practice drawing the rests in context.
Notes and Rests3:37
Learn how to read music by identifying notes and rests, counting quarter, half, and whole notes, adding rests and barlines, and applying them to the grand staff.
Stems2:31
Learn how to read music by mastering stems, determining note value from whole notes four beats to half notes two beats, and placing stems on the correct side and direction.
Time Signature: 3/42:42
Study time signatures with 3/4, where three beats per measure and the quarter note gets the beat; learn the dotted half note and clap the rhythm in 1-2-3 counts.

Eighth Notes3:13
Learn rhythm with eighth notes as half a beat, count 'one and two and three and four,' and apply it to quarter and half notes in 3/4 and 4/4 measures.
Time Signature: 2/41:50
Explore time signatures 2/4, contrasting with 4/4 and 3/4. Clap the rhythm with quarter notes on one beat and eighth notes on half a beat, and print the attached file.
Eighth Notes and Rests3:53
Learn to read and clap rhythms with eighth notes and eighth rests, understanding half-beat values and the role of flags and beams. Practice counting beats and adding missing bar lines.

Learn how to read Treble and Bass Clef.

Learn to identify notes, note values, time signatures, and the context in which these are used.

Download, Print and use the worksheets provided to help you learn how to read music.

Each video offered is short so that the lesson at hand can be understood and repeated in small sections.

Each video offers a PDF for the student to learn from. Take advantage of these resources so that you can learn how to read music at your pace.

Students wanting to learn how to read music: Treble and Bass Clef, should take this course.