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A fun music reading software for learning to read music for the piano. This computer application runs on PC only. A Mac version is on the horizon. Electronic piano keyboard or digital piano is required.

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Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answer’s a viewers question: Q: I like your videos where it shows you going to gigs and playing at them. One thing I want to know about, is how you can learn so many songs so quickly when you have to play as a sub in a band. You once made mention that you sometimes only get a few days notice to learn an entire evenings worth of material. This sounds incredible. I am 17 years old and I want to do what you do as a career but the idea of learning so many songs with such short notice is really intimidating. Can you please do a video talking about this whole concept? I am very curious how musicians do this. Thanks, Bradley – Murrells Inlet, SC. A: To do this kind of gig a musician would either receive or have to write out a quick stage chart, (also referred to as; “lead sheet or slash chart”). This isn’t all that hard to do since what we are after here is simply a “rough sketch,” of the harmony and overall arrangement of all of the songs that are unknown in a set-list. In the video I cover many areas of doing a gig like this. Including showing real charts that I have used to do gigs where I had to jump in as a sub. Material associated to this video is available for download off of the Creative Guitar website. Follow the link below: www.creativeguitarstudio.com To watch the videos Bradley had mentioned, follow the link below to the YouTube playlist: www.youtube.com Andrew’s Official Q & A Guitar Blog Website: www.andrewwasson.com Follow …

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www.pianomother.com Essential rules to sight read well Being able to sight read well is a tremendous ability. It allows you to play impromptu in groups and learn music faster, rather than stumbling through every note when you first pick up a piece. Some musicians have the natural ability, while others have to work hard to sight read well. If you fall into the latter category, it is not something to be discouraged over. Sight reading can be cultivated with persistent practice. The following rules are essential to help you learn to sight read well. Always look over the music first. When you start playing a song, you have a lot to pay attention to in order just to get the right notes on the piano the first time. Consequently, trying to notice all the other details can get pushed to the side. Looking the song over helps you note things you otherwise would have passed over. Watch for • Key changes Just because a song starts in the key of F doesn’t mean it will stay there. Usually there will be an obvious transition leading up to the change, but be watchful! Rarely, though, does a song conclude without coming back to its original key. Also watch for any accidentals. • Time signature changes Time signature changes generally do not last for many measures. Stay on your toes! • Dynamics • Runs Coming up on a run unexpectedly can be startling. Be prepared by noting if the run is simply a scale run or if it contains skips and steps mixed together, as well as any accidentals. • 8va’s …

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The fourth and fifth areas of our school focus (out of eight areas) in our TweedleWink Right Brain Education system are Music and Reading lessons. We teach perfect pitch training with tuning forks and musical notation. We listen to composers, and we freely allow (and encourage!) movement along with the music. Our Reading lessons developed within the context of a Montessori school environment. We added flashcards in the method by the “father” of flashcards Glenn Doman. Adding flashcards was a tremendous brain booster in early learning and reading development. Then we added accelerated learning techniques from Europe and England and from others in the United States, discovering what worked best in our integrated system, and what needed a different approach. ====================== In this video excerpt from a live presentation, Right Brain Master Trainer Pamela Hickein talks about how Music lessons are incorporated into a Right Brain Education learning environment, as well as gives some background into how the Right Brain Education program itself developed and matured over the 20 years it has been growing. – Music frequencies and emotional frequencies – Both sides of the brain listen to music – The context of learning to read in a right brain environment – Maria Montessori and the environment of honoring the child – Flashcard pioneer Glenn Doman – Other methods added to expand our Reading lessons – Recognizing each child’s gift and “specialness” – Making relationships the …

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creativeguitarstudio asked:

Andrew discusses the principles of reading a notated melody from off of the music staff including; Clef sign, Key Signature sign, Time Signature symbol, Note layout, pitch relationship to the guitar, and fingerboard concepts involved in learning to read music notation (no tab) on guitar. Official Website: www.andrewwasson.com Follow Andrew on Blogspot creativeguitarstudio.blogspot.com Follow on Twitter: twitter.com MySpace: www.myspace.com Facebook: www.facebook.com

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The response from Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio to; Was hoping that you could help me with the topic of Music Reading. I have absolutely no understanding of reading music. So, I will just go over what I have been researching so far… – Ive learned that music is read off of the Music Staff. – The staff is composed of 5 lines and 4 spaces. – The lines are named from the bottom going upwards; E, G, B, D, F. (mnemonic = Every Good Boy Does Fine) – The spaces are named again from bottom going up F, A, C, E (spelling the word FACE). – There are 5 note durations: Whole = 4 beats, Half = 2 beats, Quarter = 1 beat, Eighth = 1/2 a beat Sixteeth note… (but, I have no idea what it looks like or what it does). This is all I know. Ive heard that the lines on the staff represent strings on the guitar. If so, how come there are six strings on a guitar and five lines on the staff.? And, if the lines are the guitar strings, what do the spaces on the staff represent? I am having a very difficult time understanding this. I have been watching your videos and I am hoping that you could help me to understand all of this. – Shane Andrew discusses the principles of the music staff including; Clef sign, Key Signature sign, Time Signature symbol, Note layout, pitch relationship to the guitar, and fingerboard concepts involved in learning to read music notation on guitar. Official Website: www.andrewwasson.com Follow Andrew on Blogspot creativeguitarstudio.blogspot.com Follow on Twitter …

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www.creativeguitarstudio.com Search Andrew Wasson.com for FREE lesson Handouts. This Video: January 28, 2011 | Search Videos by Title/Date. GO TO: www.andrewwasson.com Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers a viewers question… Q: First off, I’d like to state that, I am a decent guitarist with 16 years experience on guitar. I just watched your video on Constructing Chords on the Guitar Neck where you had mentioned that music reading is an important element for learning fret-board notes and music’s various rhythms! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tried to discipline myself to begin learning to read music on the guitar. And, in the end, I have always abandoned it. I’ve purchased books like; the Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book 1, Classical Guitar for Beginners, and another one called Play Guitar Today. These books were so dumb and boring that I just could not find any motivation to study from them. My question would be; Is it possible for a somewhat established player to actually go backwards and learn a fundamental rudiment like music reading? And, have you got any music reading study tips. Thanks BTW – for your incredible guitar lessons! Bill, Rhode Island – USA A: When it comes to learning music reading I think it can be summed up with three points… #1. Make a decision that you are going to learn to read — and stick to it through thick and thin. #2. Realize that most of the books out there are not great, and only a few will work as good supplements to …

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www.creativeguitarstudio.com Search Andrew Wasson.com for FREE lesson Handouts. This Video: February 04, 2011 | Search Videos by Title/Date. GO TO: www.andrewwasson.com Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers a viewers question about Music Reading… In this lesson we will finish off the guitar neck relationship to the music staff for positions; VII, IX and XII and we’ll wrap things up with an overview of music reading’s most common rhythmic durations. The complete lesson article for this video will be available on the Creative Guitar Studio website shortly. Follow me on Twitter for lesson posting announcements: twitter.com ____________________________________ The NEW Zazzle Products page: www.zazzle.com ____________________________________ Andrew’s Official Q & A Guitar Blog Website: www.andrewwasson.com Andrew’s “Video GuitarBlog” YouTube Channel www.youtube.com The Creative Guitar Studio Website: www.creativeguitarstudio.com Follow Andrew on Blogspot: creativeguitarstudio.blogspot.com Follow on Twitter for new lesson announcements: twitter.com MySpace: www.myspace.com Facebook: www.facebook.com _____________________________________ CLARINET SIGHT-READING BOOK SERIES: Improve Your Sight-reading! Clarinet (3) Book Series… www.amazon.com

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www.creativeguitarstudio.com Search Andrew Wasson.com for FREE lesson Handouts. This Video: February 01, 2011 | Search Videos by Title/Date. GO TO: www.andrewwasson.com Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers a viewers question… In this lesson, we will be examining the fingerboard sight-reading area found between the open position and the 5th position. And, once again we’ll see how range plays an important role in how the music staff relates each pitch over to the guitar fingerboard. After that, we’ll look at using scales as templates to help us with applying either a key signature or any accidentals that may appear while sight-reading a piece. The complete lesson article for this video will be available on the Creative Guitar Studio website shortly. Follow me on Twitter for lesson posting announcements: twitter.com ____________________________________ The NEW Zazzle Products page: www.zazzle.com ____________________________________ Andrew’s Official Q & A Guitar Blog Website: www.andrewwasson.com Andrew’s “Video GuitarBlog” YouTube Channel www.youtube.com The Creative Guitar Studio Website: www.creativeguitarstudio.com Follow Andrew on Blogspot: creativeguitarstudio.blogspot.com Follow on Twitter for new lesson announcements: twitter.com MySpace: www.myspace.com Facebook: www.facebook.com _____________________________________ CLARINET SIGHT-READING BOOK SERIES: Improve Your Sight-reading! Clarinet (3) Book Series… www.amazon.com

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www.creativeguitarstudio.com Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers a viewers question… Q: Hi Andrew, I’ve just watched all of your Music Reading video lessons and I have a question… is there a way to easily take a melody and place that same melody over to another area of the guitar neck. Is there a method to this, or will I need to spend years practicing music reading to do it easily. I really want to know my neck and have anything I’m reading sound like it is very natural – almost improvised. What should I practice aside from pieces of music to really get good at reading all over the neck? Thank you — Nikolai in Bulgaria A: Music reading on the guitar neck has a lot to with understanding how the notes lay in open through to fifth position at the out-set of your studies. After, you’ll need to study other important positions, like 7th, 9th and 12th. But, the real solid understanding will come from knowing how things can change along the neck with a melody when we re-locate it to other areas. This is the topic of our video lesson! The complete lesson article for this video will be available on the Creative Guitar Studio website shortly. Follow me on Twitter for lesson posting announcements: twitter.com ____________________________________ Andrew’s Official Q & A Guitar Blog Website: www.andrewwasson.com Andrew’s “Video GuitarBlog” YouTube Channel www.youtube.com The Creative Guitar Studio Website: www.creativeguitarstudio.com Follow Andrew on Blogspot …

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