How Do You Read Sheet Music Notes And Scores?
Reading sheet music notes and scores is a type of literacy just like reading words or learning a foreign language. Whether you’re just beginning to learn how to read music or you’re trying to master reading a large score quickly, however, there are some tips that can help anyone improve their existing music-reading skills. Memorize where the notes fall on the staff. The first step in learning to read music is to learn the staff so well that you no longer have to think about it, so start with the pneumonic devices (like Every Good Boy Does Fine and F-A-C-E for the treble lines and spaces) and practice until you don’t need them. Write the note names inside of the notes when you’re first learning so that you don’t have to use the pneumonic devices, which can slow you down. As you remember the notes and don’t need the labels anymore, erase them. Practice music that has notes progressively farther away from the staff. Find music that includes notes only one or two ledger lines above or belo
