Learn To Read Sheet Music
If you ever used to write in code on your primary school books or liked doing the letter number puzzles, you’ll have a natural aptitude for reading sheet music. There are now plenty of sites where you can get free sheet music and printable piano sheet music … but learning to read sheet music is the first step! Today we look at the best techniques for learning to read music.
Realise that it will take some time.
Yes, there are courses on the internet that promise that you can learn to read sheet music in one night. Of course, you can learn a lot about reading music in one night … but even if you already play an instrument, it isn’t possible to become an expert at reading piano sheet music or guitar sheet music in a night. Don’t be hard on yourself if it takes six months.
Be consistent
We learn best when a lesson is repeated over and again at very specific intervals. Do a lesson on reading piano sheet music, then take a break. Revise that same lesson half an hour after you finished it. Schedule weekly lessons for yourself, and always start your lesson with a review of the last things you learnt about sheet music.
If you are learning to read piano sheet music independently, have your work reviewed
Even if you prefer to learn independently, it is good to have your work on reading sheet music reviewed by a teacher every now and then to ensure you aren’t teaching yourself the wrong facts or techniques.
Learn with different instruments
Sheet music for different instruments uses different common symbols. Even if you want to focus on reading piano sheet music, make sure you check out the free sheet music for guitar, flute, clarinet, etc.