PIANO BOOK FOR ADULT BEGINNERS: Teach Yourself Famous Piano Solos and Easy Piano Sheet Music, Vivaldi, Handel, Music Theory, Chords, Scales, Exercises by ANDREA PAUL

Author:ANDREA PAUL [PAUL, ANDREA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Reading Sheet Music

understanding sheet music and reading sheet music are two separate tasks. You can understand what all the symbols on a page mean, but if you can’t string them together or imagine the sounds, then reading your music will be difficult. This is why you will need to work on building this skill. Approach reading sheet music just like you approached reading as a child; take it slow and build up to more difficult pieces. You won’t be able to jump in and understand everything, so be patient with yourself as you learn the ropes of reading music.

Why It’s Important

Even if you can’t read it yet, you probably know what sheet music is. Most people have seen it at some point in their life and are familiar with the set up. To read sheet music, however, you need to understand what the symbols and notations mean and how they relate to your piano.

Sheet music is the written form of music theory. It encompasses rhythm, timing, structure, chords, notes, and more to show someone how a song is organized. Everything on the sheet has to interact in perfect time and harmony for the song to sound the way it should. You can think of sheet music as a study guide and playing the piano is your test. Every test can be open book if you know how to read your study guide. It tells you exactly what to play and how to play it every step of the way.

The world’s first pages of sheet music were printed in 1473. It used to be difficult to come by to written music, which is why many musicians had to write their own or learn by ear and memorize songs. Today, you can find sheet music almost anywhere. It’s compiled into books, sold at music stores, and readily available online for almost any song you could want to play.

The main component of sheet music is the notes. These are the circles speckling the lines on your sheet music, arranged in a certain way to denote which keys you’ll need to press. The notes are set up in ascending alphabetical order, A through G, just like on your piano. You can think of the lines the notes sit on as a roadmap of your keyboard. In fact, if you flip your music on its side you can even imagine each line and space is a different key. If you learn how to follow the outlined route, then you can play the song written on the page. Just like regular maps, you’ll need to study your sheet music before you can embark on a musical journey.

On your first attempts to read sheet music, don’t expect to print out a sample of Bach or Mozart and understand the notes on the page. You’ll want to start with simple songs and basic drills to practice identifying notes on each clef until you become more confident with the skill. You can practice by reading just one line at a time and playing the notes as you find them.

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