Reading Music

Introduction

Beats and Measures

Time Signature

Note Value

Dotted Notes and the Tie

Rests

Values Shorter Than a Beat

Eighth and Sixteenth Notes

Eighth-Note and Sixteenth-Note Rests

Triplets

Beat Unit

Simple and Compound Meters

Reading Musical Notes

An Example

Accidentals

Key Signatures

Keyboard Notes

Related Exercises:

Rhythmic Dictation

Clef Reading

Time Signature

Key Signature Construction

Key Signature Identification

Keyboard Notes

Click a key on the keyboard to see how it is written on the treble or bass clef:

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Translated by Dan Román, English version revised by Sue Talley

© 2011 J. Rodríguez Alvira

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12.05.09