Lets Get To Know Music Notes~ =D

  

Some people think trying to read music is hard and difficult. The following information will try to introduce the most important topics in reading music in a very easy to understand way. Don't expect to fly through all the lessons   and understand. As with anything new, it'll appear complicated and complex but as you look at the examples and read the explanations it will make sense. With that said, lets go on and introduce the first lesson.

Clefs

There are 2 basic kinds of clefs. The clef you will see on your music depends on what instrument you play.

Treble Clef
Bass Clef

You might wonder why there are 2 different clefs. The reason is that most instruments using the bass clef usually have a lower pitch (sound) and regulary play low notes. If they were to use the treble clef the notes would appear so far below the staff it would be hard to read. Here are the the names of the notes for both clefs. Although you only really need to know 1 or the other, it is good practice to know both.

The treble clef: The bass clef:

  Types of Notes:
1 of the most important parts of music is learning the types and values of notes. Here you will gain some understanding of how the notes look and sound.
The whole note (semibreve) :
 
Look like an egg on its side, either with a line through it or not.
The half note (minim) :
  
Look like the same as a whole not but with a vertical line attached to it.
The quarter note (crochet) :

Look like the same as a half note except the circle is filled in.
The eighth note (quaver) :
 
Look like the same as quarter notes but with a curly off the line. They can also be put in groups of 4, 3, or 2.

The sixteenth note (semiquaver) :  
Look like the same as an eighth note but has double curlies. Can also be grouped in 4, 3 or 2 but are joined by a double line.