Topic: Do you read music? (Read 4782 times)

walterh · « **on:** September 04, 2005, 10:46:34 PM »

Hello,

Do many of you read music?
Do you prefer to have notes spelled out or to read them on a keyboard chart?

playhear · « **Reply #1 on:** September 05, 2005, 02:17:07 AM »

What do you mean by spelled out? Do you mean spelled out as in letters on a page? Or do you mean spelled out as in notes and time signatures on treble and bass clefs?

What's a keyboard chart? Is that the same as sheet music or a lead sheet?

playhear · « **Reply #2 on:** September 05, 2005, 02:18:59 AM »

Anyway, I read music, but not very well. I prefer to see notes and time signatures on treble and bass clefs, as opposed to letters on a page.

playhear · « **Reply #3 on:** September 05, 2005, 02:23:55 AM »

The easiest music style to read is a lead sheet. A lead sheet has the chord names written on top of the melody line. Examples of lead sheets are in The New Real Book. Lead sheets rule!

BBoy · « **Reply #4 on:** September 05, 2005, 07:02:00 AM »

Yes, I read music.

I know that there are wonderful musicians, much more talented than lil ol me, who don't and play by ear. None is any better than the other, but I think it is best to play by ear AND read read music.

Be Blessed

MikeGee · « **Reply #5 on:** September 05, 2005, 08:19:05 AM »

I can learn a song by sheet music, but I don't think that can be called reading music.

jeremyr · « **Reply #6 on:** September 05, 2005, 10:39:43 PM »

Yep and quite well. I played classical for 13 years and was doing alot of syphony moments.

Muziqmann · « **Reply #7 on:** September 13, 2005, 05:52:05 PM »

I'm learning to read in school now.

drbenstien · « **Reply #8 on:** October 07, 2005, 09:59:56 AM »

:arrow: I Learn to read music when I was a child because my mother and brother play. So they taght me from an early age. I do not have any particular prefence to haw choose to view or learn music(i.e. whether it is sheet music or written out note by note or by using the piano chart). :wink:

T-Block · « **Reply #9 on:** October 08, 2005, 08:43:36 AM »

I have no preference. Sheet music, lead sheets, notes spelled out, it don't matter to me. I can read all of them.

ancientwillow · « **Reply #10 on:** October 16, 2005, 02:38:53 PM »

Quote from: walterh

Hello,

Do many of you read music?
Do you prefer to have notes spelled out or to read them on a keyboard chart?

To be honest I have been reading notes on sheet music all of my life.Sheet music is where the music is written out in traditional form. I play several instruments, and have an extreeme amount of experience reading notes. So I am most comfortable with that, but I also like to make things or music of my own. But I have trouble completeing it because I don't understand exactly how chords are structured. I have more advanced traingin then some in music theory but they never really taught us the basics of how chords progressed....They just gave us homework and told us to right four measure music that consisted of quarter, half and whole notes for two years....Whoopie. I often felt like i was beating my head againest a wall in that class. Then in my Sight singing and ear trainging class we focused on what notes we heard in a chord, not writing out the chords, or seeing the chord names and being able to play. Because of a calling I have had from God I am now relearning this application of music, so that I am able to play music at the church. I have met extraordinary persons who are note readers, and great musicians. The same for people who play by ear. Playing by ear allows you personal freedom to play what is in your heart or skill level. To be honest I think a person who can read music and play by ear has the best of both areas of music.

musicodelpiano · « **Reply #11 on:** January 26, 2006, 11:23:53 PM »

Hello,

Yes I read sheet music. I started with learning to play chords and read the full staff for the treble clef then got a teacher who worked with me on the left hand and bass clef.

My preference is fake book style and chord sheets (sometimes) since I'm playing for congregational singing and would like to pay attention to the worship leader and how the people are handling my playing. But I still play from the full notation during offering, prayer etc. to keep myself on top of it. I would like to be able to some songs strictly by ear with out the crutch of the sheet in front of me. That's what it is because often I'm not even paying attention to it but if I lose sight of it I have a freak out moment. 8O

Adios!

churchyreal · « **Reply #12 on:** January 27, 2006, 07:17:57 AM »

I used to read music but stopped because my mother pulled out of band in the 6th grade. I really want to get practice of reading music. Is there any place on the web where I can learn to read music?

musicodelpiano · « **Reply #13 on:** January 27, 2006, 10:42:56 AM »

churchyreal I think the pianonanny (let me go look this up)
www.pianonanny.com
has many free lessons on the site. Lot's of basic music theory. There are more sites I am sure this is just the one I remembered.
Mostly just learn the basics and apply it to the music you like to play rather than forcing yourself to read stuff you don't like.
Get to know the grand staff and ledger lines. Time signatures and key signatures. All the little incidentals and the things that tell you when to stop a piece, repeat a piece or go back to the beginning. It truly is not that much and you will be glad you have this additional skill under your belt.

blessings!

churchyreal · « **Reply #14 on:** January 27, 2006, 11:13:45 AM »

To "musicodelpiano" thanks for the website and commentary. God bless.

Bro_JT · « **Reply #15 on:** January 28, 2006, 10:25:15 AM »

I learned to read music from my mom and grandfather when I was in thrid grade.

Docdb04 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 28, 2006, 11:01:12 AM »

Yes I read music. I started playing piano about three years ago. When I first started lessons, I was being taught how to play by ear. About a year before that another teacher referred me to two music book so that I can teach myself to read music. He would just help me if I had any questions. I got frustrated and put the book to the side because It was moving to slow at the time. After 3 months into learning how to play piano by ear, everyone started saying that I need to learn how to read music. So the same books that I put down at the beginning was the same books that I picked up to learn how to read music. I still took lessons here and there to learn more techniques on how to strengthening my ear. Now 3 and a half years later I can read, write, and play just about anything with or without chord names. Reading without chords may just take me a little longer to learn.

monique201284 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 28, 2006, 11:06:07 AM »

I also read music and play by ear. I have been playing the piano ever since I was 12. I play hymns and classical music on the piano

P_music · « **Reply #18 on:** January 30, 2006, 11:34:43 PM »

For keyboard, I rely soley on my ear (which in most cases when learning something new is trial and error). Sometimes, I'll use some chords that are posted, but usually I'll add my own little flavor to it if I do.

I do, however, know the basics of reading music. I played alto saxaphone from elementary to highschool, and I aslo sang bass/baritone in the highschool choir. But, I can only sight read single note at a time music. I am not trained and practiced enough to sit play sheet music for piano yet. But that is one of my gols though.

mr_layback · « **Reply #19 on:** January 31, 2006, 07:23:07 PM »

It took me years to learn to read sheetmusic. What I did was practice notated rhythm, at the same learning the notes on the staff (ledger lines too). Learning to read rhythm was the hardest part for me. Learning the notes came pretty easy. Reading is something you have do just "do". There aren't any shortcuts.

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