How to read Music

(not so) Quick tutorial on the basics of reading sheet music for violin

[thecentralscrutinizerr]

Q. "How do you slow down a guitar player?"
A. "Put sheet music in front of them."

[maybe]

1:11 Staff
5:20 Clef "G" or treble
6:03 Clef "F" or bass
6:17 Clef "C"
7:44 Key signature:
• sharps and flats as well as natural symbol
• major and minor notes
14:02 Time signature
• The note values
• rest values
• base number
• 4/4
• 3/4
• 6/8

Hope this helps

[edotuyul]

Anyone can be a good instrument player, but not anyone can be a good teacher
I love your vid good job

[meliodasmelodys]

I didn't know that there are such good people who can teach somebody so much in just 30 min.

Really good, you helped me a lot!

[isobar]

There's those who 'know' what they teach and then there is the much rarer breed, those who can 'teach' what they know. You sir belong in latter category. Thanks for making all of this crystal clear.

[natornott]

0:05 “very quick”
*Looks at the time length*

[tejasmishra]

Sir, you are a legend, I thought reading music was very difficult and was for professionals but thanks to you, I can now play any song of my choice because I had to search for tutorials of my preferred songs but when I was not able to find them I would simply give up on it since I have not taken any "classes" for learning to play the piano. Thank you.

[rvebora]

Pointers:
1) Staff
2) Clef
-G or Treble
-F or Bass
-C
3) Key Signature
-Sharps and Flats + natural symbol
-Major and Minor notes
4) Time Signature
-Note Values (Whole, Half, Quarter, Eighth, Sixteenth)
-Rest Values (Whole, Half, Eighth, Sixteenth)
-Base Number (Basic)
-4/4 (four beats of quarter notes on each measure)
-3/4 (three beats of quarter notes on each measure)
-6/8 (six beats of eighth notes on each measure) [arpeggio is a chord that's being played note by note]

[ronb]

I laughed when the cough also has transcription that says kahoof kahoof, i lost my concentration. hahaha. great video by the way.

[laggyfilms]

First of all...THIS MAN OS A LEGEND, she’s still hearting and it’s 4 years later, not a lot of people can teach like this.Not only that but to be so legendary to be able to retake to stop the dog barks!? I commend him.NOT ONLY THAT, BUT HE HAS TRANSLATORS AND CAPTIONS

[ketharm-]

I really like piano, when I was 5 years old I remembered I dreamed of playing piano which I never had, yesterday my aunt sent me a new keyboard for a gift and I want to learn how to read the sheets, its a dream come true, I know its a long journey but, I have to do my best if I really want to, I want to be a pianist, wish me luck! And thank you so much for the video :) much love.❤

[rhyfelwrDuw]

Singers use the 'C' clef as well - Soprano clef, mezzo soprano clef, baritone clef, tenor clef, alto clef etc all are C clefs but have different positions on the staff!
When I was having piano lessons my teacher told me this sentence to remember the order of Sharps and Flats
Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle (Sharps)
Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father (Flats)
for example:
if a piece has 5 flats - look at the first 5 letters of the sentence and you will know that the flats you have to remember are: B, E, A, D, G
if a piece has 5 sharps - look at the first 5 letters of the sentence for sharps and you will know the sharps you have to remember are: F, C, G, D, A
and so on...

PLEASE anybody reading this - don't fall into the trap that a couple of my friends have fallen into - they say that if a piece has flats it's a minor key and if it has sharps it is a Major key - Major and minor keys contain sharps and flats!!

[naverich]

I have been playing guitar for two years when I was 13-15 and I just lost interest because of my laziness to learn theory. I wanted to make my own music so quick and lacked the proper patience. Now, I'm 23 and my love for music (both rock and classical) never ceased so I grabbed my old guitar and started again from the scratch. Music has been always a huge part of my life. I wanna know how to play and read, even though there would be no ther use for it then with friends by the campfire

[usernameK]

This was the most useful video about reading music I've seen until now.
Most of them are underwhelming, yours is just what I was looking for and conveyed within 30min ❤ thank you for putting the effort. You are a great teacher

[DrDuzzy]

I wish I would’ve found this sooner, I’ve been looking for weeks to find some way to properly teach myself before I gained too many bad habits from no knowing sheet music

[zairazaira_]

me: has been studying music for years
also me: *watches the video*

[archie]

Me with a notebook and a pen:
“Write that down! WRITE THAT DOWN!”

haha I legit made very detailed notes. I will keep revisiting them. I want my basics right after all. Thank you very much for this resource!

[mchaelbarber]

You possess something some tutors don't, and that is total communication skills. Thank you!

[MbtD]

first time in my life i actually can say i know a bit of music. thanks a ton. really appreciated.

[AVR_]

I'm just starting to learn sheet music after playing piano for 40 years. Lol. The one thing I am starting to get from nearly everyone teaching it is, "If you want to know what the notes are on the staff.... you pretty much have to just remember what the notes are on the staff." "Oh... and once you memorize that, the bass clef is there to confuse the hell out of you as it's completely different. Good luck!"