How Many Sharps Or Flats Does Each Key Have? Here is a transcript of the video if you would like to follow along: Good morning. This is Duane. Have you ever wondered how many sharps or flats are in each … Continue reading →
Have you ever wondered what those strange symbols are at the very beginning of each line of music? Doesn’t it seem a little bit pointless to have them at the beginning of each line? Those symbols are sharps or flats … Continue reading →
The key signature at the beginning of a piece of music announces which sharps or flats (or neither) are in the piece, determining the key of the song.
Continue reading →Sight reading is the act of reading and playing a piece of music before having ever seen it: on sight. This technique is an important one for musicians to learn. Being skilled in sight reading makes reading a piece of music easier; the musician doesn’t have to labor over every note and re-teach themselves the common patterns. Sight reading, after a decent amount of practice, becomes like second nature.
Continue reading →When it comes to reading piano sheet music, the first place to start is with the individual elements of the composition itself. Before you can tackle an entire piece, you must be familiar with that particular composition’s language.
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