We’re back with part 3 of the “how to read music notes” exercises we’ve been discussing in the last few days. Now let’s jump right back into learning to read music:

 

It is easy to imagine the pattern in the last post in a descending form:

 

How to Read Music Notes Exercises (Part 3)

How to Read Music Notes Exercises (Part 3)

 


Writing out and then saying aloud these patterns, in addition to playing them in different keys can help breath new life into our scale practice.  As a final example, here is a variation on the thirds pattern in F major, starting on the second scale degree:

 

How to Read Music Notes in F

How to Read Music Notes in F


You may need to adjust these exercises to suit the register and range of your instrument.  I hope you find that working with these kind of exercises will increase your music reading abilities, as well as your understanding of your instrument and music theory in general. Now you’re off to good start learning how to read music notes, and we’ll have a new lesson in the next few days!

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