How to Read Music · for Beginners - a Simple and Effective Guide to Understanding and Reading Music With Ease (Music Theory Book 2) by Carter, Nicolas -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Introduction Music Theory Companion Book 1. Western Musical Notation

1.1. The Musical Staff and Its Elements 1.2. Title/Subtitle 1.3. Composer 1.4. Arranger 1.5. Instrument(s) 1.6. Staff Lines 1.7. Ledger Lines 1.8. Clef 1.9. Key Signature 1.10. Time Signature 1.11. Tempo 1.12. Bars and Bar Lines

Single Bar Lines Double Bar Lines Heavy Double Bar Lines

1.13. Notes 1.14. Rests

Beat-length Rests Bar-length Rests “Tacet”

1.15. Repeats 1.16. Codas 1.17. Endings 1.18. Form

Introductions Form Letters/Section Titles Tags

1.19. Brackets and Accolades

2. Understanding Clefs

2.1. Standard Pitch and Middle C 2.2. The Role of Clefs and the Most Common Types 2.3. The Treble Clef 2.4. The Bass Clef 2.5. Remembering the Notes 2.6. The Grand Stave 2.7. Octave Transposition 2.8. Other Clefs

2.8.1. Percussion Clef 2.8.2. Tablature

3. Time for Signatures

3.1. Time Signatures 3.2. Key Signatures 3.3. The Circle of Fifths 3.4. Rules and Guidelines to Keep in Mind 3.5. How to Read Key Signatures Quickly 3.6. Key Signatures in Four Most Common Clefs (Reference)

4. Solfege

4.1. Fixed “Do” 4.2. Moveable “Do”

5. How to Read Notes

5.1. Note Values 5.2. Sharps, Flats and Naturals (Accidentals) 5.3. Reading Single Notes 5.4. Reading Chords

5.4.1. Chord Symbols

5.5. What is a Lead Sheet?

6. How to Read Rhythm

6.1. Rhythmic Values 6.2. Note Durations

6.2.1. Dotted Notes 6.2.2. Tuplets 6.2.3. Rests 6.2.4. Ties and Slurs

6.3. Beat Counting 6.4. Building Blocks of Rhythm - Make Complex Rhythms Easy to Read 6.5. Tempo 6.6. Clapping the Beat 6.7. Polyrhythm 6.8. Polymeter

7. Dynamics and Articulation

7.1. Dynamics 7.2. Articulation 7.3. Techniques

Conclusion APPENDIX A – how to practice APPENDIX B - Exercises Other Books by Nicolas Carter