Get reading the music staff with the Lines and Spaces Rap! Also included is a fun game to test your music staff reading skills.

Can you spell out the words hidden in these music note puzzles? How would you like to improve your note reading skills? This music theory lesson presents a small groups of notes that spell out words. Get better at reading notes on the...

There are two conventions used across the world for naming the rhythmic values of notes. This music theory lesson explains the two systems used either side of the pond. In both systems there is an element of logic that helps to grasp how...

Learn how to read music notes in this simple lesson for beginners that continues going over music notes on the treble clef and bass clef, as well as the basics you need to know before start playing on the piano. Learning to read notes...

Get reading notes on the bass clef with the Bass Clef Rap! Also included is a fun game to test your bass clef reading skills.

Learn about the Musical Alphabet and Lines and Spaces on the music staff in this animated video about music theory.

Learn how to read music with identifying steps in music notation.

How are the voice parts written in a score of a piece for Choir and accompaniment? Using an example by Rossini this music theory lesson shows you why it’s necessary to write the vocal parts in open score and how it deals with word...

Learn about the Musical Alphabet and Lines and Spaces on the music staff in this animated video about music theory.

Can you answer these questions about time signatures? This music theory lesson offers a quiz in which you get to decide what the time signature should be in a number of different bars. Sometimes there is more than one solution but how do...

Learn all about skips in music notation to make it easier to read music.

How to read and identify the pitch of the notes in the treble clef. Some people rely on reading the patterns of notes ascending or descending and on reading notes that are next to each other or leaping.This video explains how to read the...

How well do you know your treble clef ledger lines above and below the stave? You may be fairly new to reading music or you may have been a musician for years but many musicians get caught out when it comes to reading notes on ledger...

Learn about the Musical Alphabet and Lines and Spaces on the music staff in this animated video about music theory.

Learn about the Musical Alphabet and Lines and Spaces on the music staff in this animated video about music theory.

We explore an extract of music that contains some mistakes with its notation, can you spot them all? This music theory lesson explores some of the most common errors when it comes to notating notes, rhythms, time signatures and other...

We look at the different types of sixteenth note and triplet rhythms in music and how to count them.

If you want to play an instrument, the first thing you need to do is read music. Check out these tips to get started.

Like an actor's script, a sheet of music instructs a musician on what to play (the pitch) and when to play it (the rhythm). Sheet music may look complicated, but once you've gotten the hang of a few simple elements like notes, bars and...

Benjamin Zander has two infectious passions: classical music, and helping us all realize our untapped love for it -- and by extension, our untapped love for all new possibilities, new experiences, new connections.

Discover how to transform a piece of music that is using block chords into a much more engaging presentation with a moving bass line. Taking the opening of the British National Anthem this music composition lesson demonstrates how to...

How to take a plain bass line and turn it into something much more interesting. By using quavers and eighth notes this music composition lesson works through how to use extra chord tones, harmony notes and non-chord tones, inessential...

Improve your melody writing and learn all about anticipation notes and non-harmonic tones. When melody notes fit the prevailing chord we refer to them as harmony notes. When they do not fit the chord they should belong to one of the...

How well do you know your bass clef ledger lines above and below the stave? You may be fairly new to reading music or you may have been a musician for years but many musicians get caught out when it comes to reading notes on ledger...