Lesson path V
Reading Music
Both clefs, at sight.
Unit 16 · reading
The Staff
Five lines carry everything.
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16.1
Five lines, four spaces
Higher on the page is higher in pitch. Meet the grid.
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16.2
Every line has a name
EGBDF and FACE. Read notes at sight.
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16.3
Middle C & ledger lines
The staff keeps going. Little lines carry you past the edge.
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16.4
Key signatures on the page
One sharp at the front beats writing it forty times.
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16.5
The circle of fifths on the page
One more symbol per step. Count the signature, name the key.
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16.6
Read your first melody
Pitch plus rhythm on one staff. Your first written melody.
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Unit 17 · reading
The Grand Staff
The left hand gets a staff too.
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17.1
The bass clef
Two dots hug the F line. GBDFA, and All Cows Eat Grass.
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17.2
The grand staff
Treble and bass, hinged at middle C. The keyboard on paper.
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17.3
Read by shape
Steps, skips, repeats. Read the contour, not letter by letter.
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17.4
Dynamics & markings
Loud, soft, smooth, clipped. The signs around the notes.
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Practice this unit:Staff notes room ◓
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