Rhythm is one of the most important elements of the musical language, arguably even more so than melody and harmony. Try this: without singing, clap the rhythm of “Happy Birthday.” I bet you could ask someone what you are clapping and they would be able to guess “Happy Birthday.” Now try singing “Happy Birthday” without rhythm. I don’t mean with the wrong rhythm; I mean completely without any duration or strong and weak beats. You can’t do it. That is why rhythm is so essential to the musical language.
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Learn How to Read Sheet Music: Notes for Music
Published December 30, 2015 General , How To Articles , Music 101 , Teacher Resources 8 CommentsTags: how to read music, how to read music notes, how to read piano music, how to read piano sheet music, how to read sheet music, learn about music, learn music theory, learn to read music, music note names, music note symbol, music note symbols, music staff notes, music symbols, music theory, musical note symbol, read music, reading music, reading music notes, reading sheet music, sheet music, Sheet Music Plus, sheet music symbols
Sheet music, the written form of music notes, may appear very complex to the untrained eye. While reading notes for music is like learning a whole new language, it is actually much less complicated than you may think. This article will discuss how to read music notes. Check out our article “Learn How to Read Sheet Music: Rhythms” for information on music note values, time signatures, counting rhythm and more. Continue reading ‘Learn How to Read Sheet Music: Notes for Music’
Learn How to Read Sheet Music: List of Basic Musical Symbols
Published December 30, 2015 General , How To Articles , Teacher Resources 12 CommentsTags: how to read music, how to read music notes, how to read piano music, how to read piano sheet music, how to read sheet music, learn to read music, music notation, music note symbol, music note symbols, music symbols, musical note symbol, reading music, reading music notes, sheet music, Sheet Music Plus, sheet music symbols
Being sheet music enthusiasts, we wanted to provide some help to those music enthusiasts who are just learning how to play or have played by ear for years and would like to learn how to read sheet music notation. We’ve created this tutorial for you, starting with the basic listing of music symbols. Topics covered include the musical staff, clefs, position of notes on the staff, key signatures, time signatures, basic note lengths, and bar lines. A future article will include stylistic markings, like accents, dynamics and tempo markings. For a more in depth discussion on reading music notation, check out our blog posts “Learn How to Read Sheet Music: Notes” and “Learn How to Read Sheet Music: Rhythms“.
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Glossary of Non-Italian Musical Terms
Published May 14, 2012 General 2 CommentsTags: Debussy, French, German, Hindemith, how to read music, how to read music notes, how to read piano music, how to read piano sheet music, how to read sheet music, learn music theory, learn to read music, learn to read music notes, learn to read sheet music, Mahler, music education, music notes, music student, music teacher, music theory, musical terminology, musicians, performers, read music, reading music, reading music notes, reading sheet music, Schoenberg, Segovia, sheet music, Spanish, Wagner
By Charles Moehnke
As musicians we all are familiar with Italian musical terminology. From our first glimpse of sheet music we are exposed to words like andante, crescendo, accelerando and meno mosso until they become a natural part of our lexicon.
However, many composers choose to write instructions in their native language, which can lead to Continue reading ‘Glossary of Non-Italian Musical Terms’
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