Name: How to read music
Uploaded: 2019-04-01T18:32:19Z
Duration: 5 min 16 s
Description: 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. [Directed by Thomas Parrinello, narrated by 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. [Directed by Thomas Parrinello, narrated by Tim Hansen].

Tim Hansen: How to read music

How to read music

Understanding music notation is akin to reading a script, guiding performers on what and when to play, uniting Beethoven and Bieber.

Music notation's logic, with its staff, clefs, and notes, translates complex sounds into a universal language for all instruments.

Rhythm and beat, the heartbeat of music, turn notes into melodies, showing how diverse rhythms create the tapestry of sound.