Think of the notes as the letters, the measures as the words, the phrases as the sentences, and so on. They represent the pitch, speed, and rhythm of the song they convey, as well as expression and techniques used by a musician to play the piece.
The symbols you see on pages of sheet music have been used for hundreds of years. Have you ever heard a song on the radio and thought, “Hey, it’d be really cool to know how to play that, I wonder what the music notes are?” Do you have friends who play musical instruments, and you want to join in on the fun? Do you want to expand your general artistic knowledge? Well, learning the basics of how to read sheet music can help you achieve all of these, and in a shorter amount of time than you might think!Īt its very simplest, music is a language just like you’d read aloud from a book.
