How To Read Sheet Music – The Basics

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Add me on Facebook: www.facebook.com This is a video that covers the very basic things you need to know when you are going to read sheet music. Its based on visual examples and my explanations, and some audio -samples. If something is unclear, you have to pause to look extra at the pictures, rewind to listen extra times. When it comes to this kind of theory, you just have to take it slow. Cause going to fast makes you miss important things. To pause and rewind is especially important since this video Had to be Maximum 10minutes. So some things are explained very fast. Any questions? Please make them in the comment-section, also please help each other out if you have an answer to someones question :) Hope it helps. Im planning 2 more instructional-videos covering some FAQ’s and Major Scales. Those will be filmed at the piano. Take Care Thomas #96 – Most Viewed (Today) – Howto & Style – Poland

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22 Responses to How To Read Sheet Music – The Basics

  1. thomandy says:

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    @gh3god129 I was planning on doing lessons in Aug. But I have decided to wait until Jan-Feb. Thats a Topic I will address then, but as a tip here: You need to Learn All the Keysignatures Well…! Then you need to practice sight-reading easy pieces in those signatures, so that you know how to manover inside the key – And this is all done with patients and dedication – Of course, first you need to learn basic notation, like in this video!:) Good luck, its a skill that takes time to master! :)

  2. gh3god129 says:

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    @gh3god129 Thanks you and, is it possible you can do a video on music reading because i want to apply for Beklee but i dnt know how to read music yet :C

  3. thomandy says:

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    @gh3god129 When two notes are like you say, on top of eachother, its called an interval – Just means your hand should play both at the same time! :) If its 3or more, its called a Chord – Non in the first sheets ex. but they are very common. Also played together if they are attached like the intercal you mention!:)

  4. gh3god129 says:

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    Ont the actual sheet music shown in the beginning with the Title, what does it mean when the notes are like right on top of each other as in the first notes in the first bar, but there connected by a line?

  5. thomandy says:

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    @Bandogg88 Hi, nice to hear :) Thanks!

  6. Bandogg88 says:

    how to read music

    Thank god there are people like you, which spend their time to help others. Thank you.

  7. thomandy says:

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    @OhioAngie Hi – Nice feedback, glad it could be helpful! :)

  8. OhioAngie says:

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    Thank you! I wil be watching this every day for the next several days. I thank you for sharing the fingerings. I can read sheet music, but it has been years. I did not now how to apply the notes on paper to the key’s on the piano. You showed middle C and the fingerings from there. I didn’t know any of that!!! That opened up a door for me tonight! I am very thankful!! :D

  9. IGNIITED says:

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    Thank you, this helped me.

  10. Gillie98girl says:

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    thanks for the video i haven’t played in like three years and i’m in a club at school and i have to play the piano for a song i’ve never even hear before(it’s from naruto) and i have to play with sheet music.

  11. thomandy says:

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    @Paperflat Read about Key Signatures! :) All notes represent the key – You just have to know What Key it is! Then all notes follow the Key Signature!! :)

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    how to know which note represents which key?O.o

  13. thomandy says:

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    @BinetaaDiop Thanks – I am planning a series of lessons – Starting January! Thats at least the plan! :)

  14. BinetaaDiop says:

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    Amazing ! thank you so much this really helped! please continue with more videos.

  15. thomandy says:

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    @MrLockewilliams Take it easy! :) Its only a matter of time – might not be the best thing to Learn this whole video all at once either – Try to pick the beginning and stick with that before moving on – This is something that needs time, for sure! :) Keep it up!

  16. MrLockewilliams says:

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    ok I am lost lol sorry I am kinda slow.

  17. thomandy says:

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    @JSAirways Im not expert yet – But, there are situations where it would be very complicated to write or read flats – while the use of a sharp would easy the part/ dramatically… So my initial thought would be to resolve complication in some or many situations – Im sorry I cant give you any better answer – but thats, if not the whole truth, some of the truth! :)

  18. JSAirways says:

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    @thomandy but why are there both sharp and flat? isn’t one of those enough? I mean for example: “d sharp” would be the same as “e flat” wouldn’t it?

  19. DICACIO1 says:

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    @thomandy that “S” is really a fancy ( old English bold font )”G” that wraps around the G note a fifth interval above middle C. find middle C on a piano or keyboard, then play the G above it. That fancy G’ symbol tells the piano player the location of the G above middle C, therefore making it easier to find the other other notes. So it’s like a starting point for the right hand. and the fancy F’ note symbol in the bottom staff is for the left hand. It helps musicians learn a piece faster.

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