Learn to Read Music (Without Playing an Instrument) is a self-paced email course with videos and worksheets. It is designed for adult learners who have no musical background. This course focuses on learning to read a single line of music, without extensive discussion of music theory. This course teaches the foundations that will assist in more advanced study of music theory.
What You'll Get
- 14 lessons divided into 24 emails
- 12 worksheets
- Email contact with Jill
What You'll Study
- How to understand a classical music concert program
- The names of pitches
- Clefs and the staff
- Notes and rests
- Time signatures
- Key signatures
- Dynamics
Anticipated Outcomes
- The ability to interpret the parts of a classical music program
- An emerging vocabulary of common classical music terms
- An awareness of how the musical staff, notes, clefs, time signatures, and key signatures work together
- A functional knowledge of how to read music
What Won't Happen
- Fluency in reading music
- The ability to test out of Intro to Music Theory in college
Think of this course as a pre-introduction to music theory. It will introduce the basics and give you enough background that you won't be totally lost when joining the community choir taking a music theory elective. It may also help you if you're trying to teach yourself piano or another instrument through a method book.
About the Instructor
Jill Hames has a B.A. in Music from Converse University where she studied flute. She has also taken lessons in clarinet, piano, voice, and composition.
Contact Jill at info@jhagencyllc.com
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