Theory & reading · Any instrument
How to Read Music
Make sense of the notes, rhythm, clefs and keys on the page.
- Print length
- 142 pages
- Print size
- 7 × 10 in
- Language
- English
4th edition in all formats.
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What you’ll work on
- Notes, the staff and clefs
- Rhythm and time signatures
- Keys and the symbols on the page
Is this the book for me?
For beginners learning to read notation on piano, guitar, voice or another instrument.
Alongside your book
A clear introduction to the written language of music.
PracticeKeep reading. Keep playing.
Free extra exercises for How to Read Music, 4th edition, with guitar and piano practice pages and answers.
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