Overview of Free Chapters
The following links are to pages which describe the basics for reading sheet music. When you've mastered these, perhaps you'll consider paying a small registration fee to read the rest of the material-- though it is not required, it will help you and enable me to keep this site going.
- Introduction, and Understanding the Basics of Counting Rhythms
- Reading Rhythms - Exercises
- Dotted Notes - Reading Complicated Syncopation
- Accents and Markings - How to Make Sense of "^" and "."
Continue reading the other chapters (see the headings below).
Extra Chapters
- Understanding the Basics of Pitches
- Clefs And Staves with Five Lines Only
- Intervals
- In Between The Scales - Flats and Sharps
- Getting Past Pitch Basics - Keys and Key Signatures
- Time Signatures
- Reading Notes - Exercises
- How to Practice Effectively
