How to Read Sheet Music Course

Discover Centuries of Music from Around the World

How to read sheet music is a skill that musicians from all walks of life have. Some argue it’s helpful; some say it’s too limited

What the latter don’t realize is that there’s more than one form of music notation, and many forms (like tablature) are much older than realize.

In How to Read Sheet Music, you’ll not only learn how to read traditional staff notation, you’ll also learn the logic behind notation, explore other types of notation, and open up centuries of musical experiences for yourself.

Along the way, you’ll learn some music fundamentals, so if you’re at all curious about how music works and why it makes us feel the way it does, then this course is a great first step to exploring your interests in music.

The course is completely free and has tons of resources that you can use to help you create your own music or to teach it further down the road.

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What’ the Time Commitment?

Learning to read sheet music is a little more involved than spending your day scrolling through social media, but it doesn’t have to be harder than your toughest math class!

How to Read Sheet Music is self-paced, but if you spend a little time each day on it, you can easily complete the course in a week. There is around 4 hours of video content and exercises to match, so you can easily complete it in about 10 hours total.

I use a lot of analogies, examples, and give you the chance to practice along the way, courtesy of musictheory.net. That way, you can avoid frustration as you learn. It’s much better than sitting with a book because you’ll see how easy it is to create your own music along the way too!

You’ll have access to a course forum, where you and other students can ask and answer each others’ questions, and you can email me any time throughout the course. And as always, there’s a growing list of Resources and terms on the Glossary page for other concepts that may come up along the way.

Sound exciting?

Let’s get started! What do you have to lose? It’s free, after all…

I’m excited to make music with you!

Course Features

• ~10 hours of completely free content!
• Infinite practice exercises with immediate, personal feedback
• Course community
• Gamification: earn points, level up, earn prizes!
• Certificate of completion to share for bragging rights
• Short but in-depth
• Intuitive curriculum

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I sign up?

To enroll, just go through checkout. It’s completely free, so you won’t have to put any payment details. You’ll just need an email address and name to make an account with!

What if I get stuck?

It happens to all of us! Sometimes your brain just won’t make sense of a topic, and that’s totally normal. That’s why I’ve included a community here with check-ins, so you can ask questions, and maybe other members of the community will benefit as well.

I’m also here to help. If you’re super stuck and need another explanation, just send me an email at [email protected] and I’ll help out! I’m here for you.

How do I access the course after signing up?

To access the course after you sign up, visit your account (icon in the top right menu) and click on the courses tab. You can reach any courses you’ve successfully enrolled in there!

I’m still having trouble…

No worries! I’m here to help. For any other issues, email me at [email protected], and we’ll work through it together!

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