Beginner Series Part 2: Introduction to Reading Music
If you've never read music before, this series will give you an easy-to-understand introduction to the basic concepts of reading music. It's easier than you think!
4 videos:
In this first lesson we'll take a look at the Staff, the Treble Clef (which determines what notes the lines of the staff correspond to), and what Sharps & Flats mean. Beginner Series Part 2 – Lesson 2 Lesson 2 The Basics of Rhythm
In this lesson we'll look at the time signature; whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, and sixteenth notes; and their relationship to each other. Beginner Series Part 2 – Lesson 3 Lesson 3 - Notes on the Staff
In this lesson we'll take a look at all of the notes on the staff and where they are played on the guitar. Beginner Series Part 2 – Lesson 4 Lesson 4 - Putting all the Notes Together
In this final lesson, we'll put all the notes together in a very simple reading exercise. Take some time to learn this exercise of playing up and down thru all the note of the staff. Once you have completed this lesson you'll be ready to move on to Essential Guitar 1.