How to Read Music - for Singers
4 hours
Music notation is much more visual than most people realise. Discover how singers can learn to read and interpret music, by learning the basic principles of music notation. We will cover pitch, rhythm, melody, expression, and a little basic theory about keys and scales. Begin your music reading journey now! No musical knowledge is necessary.
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Course Content
Topics we will cover
- How our notes work
- How notes are written on the page
- How clefs show you the starting note
- Staffs, clefs and ledger lines
- Reading by landmarks and intervals
- The black notes: sharps and flats and accidentals
- The major scale, keys and key signatures
- Scale degree numbers and solfege
- Minors and other scales
- Tempo and time signatures
- Lengths of notes and rests
- Time signatures
- Reading difficult rhythms
- Using a metronome
- Musical texture
- Musical navigation
- Notating expression
- Annotating your score
About Susan Deas
Susan Deas is a professional musician, lecturer and teacher. She has been teaching piano for over twenty years, and her students learn both classical and contemporary styles, including playing by ear and improvisation. Susan also gives professional development workshops and lessons to private music teachers. She performs professionally as a pianist and organist, and lectures in music theory and music appreciation for Sydney University’s Centre for Continuing Education. Susan’s training includes a Bachelor of Music with a major in Performance (Piano) and Musicology, a Master of Music Studies (Studio Pedagogy), a Bachelor of Arts (Communications), and an A.Mus.A in Musicianship. Susan is an Accredited Member of the Music Teachers’ Association of NSW.
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