How to Read Sheet Music

A helpful guide created by an unqualified individual.

[jaas]

"Play soft, softer, don’t even bother"

*Trumpet players:*
"P means POWER"

[ramdassingh]

“Counting to 5 has never been more difficult”
“You thought it was over”

[ohadgoldhagen]

This entire video is the essence of
“Never have I been so offended by something I 100% agree with”

[dianacutie]

"dont forget to breathe"

me, a violonist with anxiety: ty i forgot for a moment

[thalloutboy]

8 bar rest: You are unimportant
64 bar rest: You are very unimportant
256 bar rest: You are a percussionist

[thedancingparamedic]

“if you’re reading this it’s already too late” literally can almost hear my chorus teacher yelling at us when we didn’t get suddenly loud at the exact right time

[dumbskull]

"You thought it was over."
*As a starting pianist with no sense of timing, I felt that.*

[glitchedout]

Lets give a moment of silence to the beginners who thought this would be helpful...

[dumpsterbaby]

I read the thumbnail is “this video is not a joke. This is a genuine cry for help”

[rorogiiee]

“You put them together to sound nice”

*Sacrilegious noise*

[HippoInABottle]

“Counting to five has never been this hard.”

Stravinsky: *laughs in 13/8*

[peppronipissa]

When he said “you were never informed of this” for solo I felt that

[beastdrummer]

I died at the coda explanation


"So wait you go back? then...no, wait"

[xconduitt]

I have never spiritually connected to something more than ‘So you go back when... no, wait.’

[zvezdoblyat]

“This is a whole note. Sometimes it gets four beats. Sometimes it doesn’t”

Lmaooo

[sydneyschalk]

The breath mark isn't reminding you to breathe. It's telling you that you don't get to breathe until then

[jaidenhowell]

“In case you forget to breathe.”


Band director: Ignore the breath mark in this part. Don’t breathe there. Move it forward two measures.
Also band director: Why are you all running out of breath in this part all of a sudden?

[catscivilization]

"Someone's playing the wrong note"


This has never been more true.

[duck]

Ah yes I often forget to breathe when playing the drums I’ll just pass out randomly lol

[caydensmith]

“This is only fun when playing the Trombone… This is the only fun thing about playing the Trombone.”

As a trombonist I have never been more offended by something so true