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How To Read Music




Taught By:[NightTheOwl]

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The Basics
To Read Music You Must Learn The Seven Notes. A,B,C,D,E,F,G. Do You Notice That They Are In Alphabetical Order
The Reason They Are In Alphabet Order Is Because They Go In Any Staff And They Repeat Them Self As They Go Higher Or Lower.

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What Is A Staff
A Staff Is What Holds The Notes And Holds The Time Signature, And The Cleff.Have You Noticed That The Staff Has Five Lines And Four Spaces.

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What Is A Cleff
A Cleff Is What Makes The Pitch In The Note.For Example The Low Instruments, Like The Tuba Use The Bass Cleff. The High Instruments Like The Flute Use The Treble Cleff. And The Medium Pitched Instruments Like The Viola Use The Alto Cleff,The Alto Cleff Has Three Names Like The C Cleff,The Tenor Cleff,And The Alto Cleff.
A Bass Cleff Loks Like A Hook And A : On The End.
A Treble Cleff Looks Kind Of Like A &.This Is The Main Cleff Used
The C Cleff Looks Like Two c's On Top Of Another And Holded On The End By A |.

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What Is A Time Signature
A Time Signature Is What Makes The Beat. There Are To Number One On Top Of Another.Like 4/4 Time Wich Is The Main Time Signature.
The Top Notes Is How Many Beats Per Measure And The Bottom Number Is What Note Gets The Beat.
So For Example If It's 4/4 Time Four Note Can Fit In Between Two Bar Lines And The Fourth Note Gets The Up Beat.
And If It's 3/4 Time Three Notes Fit In Between Two Bar Lines And The Fourth Note Gets The Beat Which Is The First Note In A Measure.

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What Is A Measure
A Measure Is What Seperates The Notes Into Sections Mattering What The Time Signature Is. And It Seperates It's Self With Bar
Lines.

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What Is A Bar Line
A Bar Line Is What Seperate The Note. In Between A Bar Line is A Measure. And When The Music Is Finished A Bar Line Turns Into A Double Bar Line.

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What Is A Double Bar Line
A Double Bar Line Is What Finishes A Piece Of Music.

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What Is A Flat And A Sharp
A Sharp And A FLat Change The Pitch Half A Step.
A Sharp Looks Like This # And A Flat Looks Like Like This b.
A Sharp Raises The Pitch Half A Step And A FLat Lowers The Pitch Half A Step.

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