Reading Music : Introduction
Music notation allows us to specify two of the main characteristics of music: the note to be played and its duration. The following pages show the essential aspects of music reading, beginning with two basic concepts: beats (pulsations) and measures.
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
Translated by Dan Román, revised by Sue Talley.
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José Rodríguez Alvira.
