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Learn How to Read Music!
Rating: 4.4 out of 5(13 ratings)
76 students
Created byRyan Luiji Oliva
Last updated 11/2014
English

What you'll learn

  • Read notes on the page!
  • Count Rhythm patterns
  • Discover how beats are grouped
  • Apply what you learn on playing an instrument

Course content

2 sections • 10 lectures • 52m total length

  • How to read notes on the page.5:46

    This section covers how notes are read on lines called the staff. It will show the names of notes and how to recognize notes based on signs and placement.

  • Notes on the Staff
  • Note values and Counting1:58

    This lecture discusses note values and how to count notes and beats.

  • Note Values
  • Dividing the staff. Time Signature and Measures6:22

    This lecture discusses how the staff is divided allowing music to be grouped into measures.

  • The Staff
  • The Eighth Note7:30

    This lecture adds a new note value, the eighth note, and shows how to count them in music.

  • Eighth Notes
  • Review on note values.2:46

    This lecture uses a different approach as a review of note values and their relationship to each other.

  • Rests4:09

    This lecture introduces Rests, which are signs that indicate silence in music.

  • Rests
  • Ledger Lines3:10

    This lecture teaches notes that exist outside of the staff.

  • Sharps and Flats10:32

    This lecture discusses how notes can be altered by the presence of signs called sharps, flats, and natural.

  • Sharps and Flats

Requirements

  • There is no experience necessary to take this course. This course includes video lessons and a workbook which will require a printer. This is so you can actively do exercises in a workbook.

Description

Reading notes does not have to seem like reading another language. It can be easy. Upon completing this course you will be able to recognize what those dots and scribbles are on a piece of music. This course covers the basics of notes reading. This is not for advanced students and does not discuss scales and keys.

This course is presented in 9 short video lectures, totalling almost an hour. Each lecture builds on the previous lecture, creating a good foundation for recognizing and reading notes. The first 8 lectures will cover how to read notes on the page, and how to count notes. Lecture 9 is an overall review of what the student just learned in lectures 1-8. Additional lecture practice materials are also available for download. What's more is that there are short quizzes through out the course to test your knowledge.

Accompanying this course is the most important material of the, which is a downloadable PDF workbook. The workbook contains over 40 pages of information and exercises, including answers, that will help the student practice and apply what they learned throughout the course.

The workbook has a study guide that will help you find a suitable plan for completing the book in your own pace.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is for students who want to learn how to read music. It has been developed for anyone who has had no experience in music reading. It is also a very helpful course for people who want to get a better foundation of the basics of music reading. Great for anyone who has had music experience in the past and would like to polish up on their musical reading knowledge.

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