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Position:Home>Performing Arts> When reading music do a person read music by where the note head is on the staffQuestion: When reading music do a person read music by where the note head is on the staff or the line!? Hi there I am a pianist(not professional yet but learning to become one)
and I sort of know how to read music and I am a bit confused,when reading sheet music does a pianists look at what line in the staff the note head is on and what position it is at, or do they read music looking at where the lines of the notes are on(you know the line that is part of the note,if you take the line away you would just have a circle(whole note) this question may sound confusing!?Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: They look at a few things!.!.!. The type of note it is, i!.e!. whole note, half note, etc and whether or not the head (the oval shaped part, not the tail) is on a line or in a space!. They also have to pay attention to what key the music is in!. This can be determined from the key signature that appears in the first bar of every line of music!. The key signature can change the notes by a half step up (sharp) or a half step down (flat)!. It's very hard to explain this without diagrams so you might want to invest in a book to help you!. The websites below also give some good information with pictures to show you what to look for!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Notes are going to be on either the lines (5 lines in the staff) or a space (4 spaces in the staff) The treble clef (also known as the G clef) the line notes are E G B D F and the space notes are F A C E!. The "stems" of notes can go up or down but it does not make any diference to the "notes"!. By the way an easy rule (trick!?) to identify the notes As example: The E note on the first LINE of the staff will be found on a SPACE eight notes above OR below!. An F note on the first SPACE of the staff will be found on a LINE eight notes above OR below!. The difference of course will be the sound (an octave higher or lower) but it will be the same note!. A piano (just like the guitar) is a chromatic instrument of 12 semi-tones -including the black notes- to reach the full octave!. I hope this will help Www@QuestionHome@Com Every musical note--whether it is a whole, a half, or a quarter or less, is centered exactly upon the staff line or the staff space!. It appears to me that you're struggling too much at this!. Notes are either on lines or spaces on, above, or below the staff!. You must memorize the names of the lines and spaces and what they are when notation is placed upon them!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Ignore the line on the note, it means nothing!. If they wanted to leave it as a circle they could, the lines just help people tell what type of note it is!. For example, the only circle you should be seeing is an O for a whole note!. You read the note on the staff not that line!. Www@QuestionHome@Com here is a video that shows you what to do: http://www!.youtube!.com/watch!?v=7GzxoMblX!.!.!. and here is a web site: http://tabnabber!.com/notes/how_to_read_s!.!.!. good look hope to see u as a professional playing awesome :)Www@QuestionHome@Com |