Here’s part two of last weeks lesson on various exercises you can use to learn how to read music notes… 4. Now try descending thirds: C A F D B G E C . . . 5. Could you figure out ascending and descending fifths? Here’s how ascending fifths starts: C G D . [...]
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Lets start by learning the key signatures up to one sharp and one flat: The first key with no sharps or flats indicates both C major and A minor, and unless otherwise notated, all pitches are diatonic (that is, have no sharps or flats). It will be the actual music that really determines [...]
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Learning how to read music notes quickly and accurately involves recognizing key signatures instantaneously. There are seven sharp key signatures, seven flat key signatures, plus the one with no sharp or flats. Each key signature represents two possible keys, one major, and one minor. The key signature with one sharp, for example, can mean that the [...]
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