How to read music - Tim Hansen

Like an actor's script, a sheet of music instructs a musician on what to play (the pitch) and when to play it (the rhythm). Sheet music may look complicated, but once you've gotten the hang of a few simple elements like notes, bars and clefs, you're ready to rock. Tim Hansen hits the instrumental basics you need to read music.

[finn]

im literally learning how to read music for no reason right now while a stack of homework is judging me from across my desk

[TaylorsOfficialMusic]

i feel like 80% of the people watching this are musicians who actually read music

[elizabethdavis]

"All Japanese children can speak Japanese" - a VERY hard language, yet children master it because they are taught that to do so is a happy and natural part of life. They can be taught that music is a happy and natural part of life, and master it from a young age. For that matter, they can be taught that love, respect, joy in learning and peace are happy and natural parts of human life. Children can learn anything if we present it to them as a natural and desireable part of life. Thank you Dr. Suzuki, you are loved!

[mohamedmujamil]

Science professors while teaching science: Come on, this is not music theory.

Musicians while teaching music theory: Come on, this is not rocket science.

*confused noises*

[owlcu]

If music notation was taught in grammar school side by side with regular language instruction, by high school we would all be reading music as naturally as the newspaper, and the news might have a better sound to it.

[kaiwillow]

When you can actually read music but then you're just here because you're curious about what others think

[PianoVideoLessons]

4:22 super distracting that the pitches don't match the notes

[lizziecallaghan]

I've been studying music in its different forms, choral, piano, modern, etc, for little over 20 years and this is such a fascinating video for explaining music in its most rudimentary form. Such a good introduction for anyone wanting to take up music as a hobby.

[marilunastaimin]

Just remember to practice 40 hours a day and you'll get it!

[skippyj]

thought this would help me sight read like a legend...

[TheNotehead]

The reason so many of us here already know how to read music is because we are music teachers, and we are always looking for an informative and well-made resource. Unfortunately, this isn't one, for all the reasons others have already mentioned. I can't imagine that a single inexperienced person watching this would get to the end and feel like they are ready to take a simple piece of music and start figuring it out.

[zenmaster]

Kudos from a musician who plays by ear. You accomplished a lot in a short time. Thanks!

[leifolsen]

Me: is a musician who fluently reads music
Also me: watches the entire video

[chloetran]

Teacher: What comes after the letter G
Student: H
Musicians: A

[mossboy]

As someone who has always wanted to learn to read music, this is incredibly helpful. Thank you!

[zigthemystic]

I'm high functioning autistic and throughout middle and high school both my choir and band teachers to no avail tried to teach me how to read sheet music. I felt like I couldn't physically translate the notes to the sounds like symbols couldn't tell me what sound to play and how to play it exactly. This video helped me understand that better. Thank you.

[davidweng]

Beethoven: happy face
Justin beiber: face drops

[bruhmoment]

me: is a cellist
me: hears canon in d
me: cries

[bethanymears]

I've always been very intrigued what sheet music looks like to someone who doesn't know how to read it. Like I was taught at a very young age how to read music so now I look at it and it feels the same as simply reading a word. But I am curious what it is like to look at a chord and have no idea what it means.

[homermalaluan]

I never had any background with music but with the help and teaching of our choir master in Church, we learned how to read music. Thru the years, we just learn how to sing a new piece by just reading the notes even without the instrument.