New pianists learn notes first. An understanding of musical notes and their values is the foundation for learning any instrument. That includes the piano. The values of the notes are easy to remember because their names denote their values. * Whole note: A whole note looks a bit like an egg on its side. It [...]
Once you have a firm understanding of simple and compound time you will be ready to learn to interpret irregular time. You can then also begin to understand the methods used to group notes in all types of time. From there on it will be a matter of sitting down to actual sheet music and [...]
If you are a new music student there will be a few things you must learn before you can read sheet music. One of the first questions you might hear is what a beat might be. Most new music students will give the only answer that they have. They will answer that they do not [...]
