How Do You Read Piano Music For Beginners?
The primary activity for beginners learning to read piano music is memorization. Round dots (called notes) placed on the lines and in the spaces of piano music represent keys to depress on the piano keyboard. The notes are displayed on two sets of five lines, called a grand staff. The top set (treble clef) is for keys played by the right hand. The bottom staff (bass clef) is for keys played by the left hand. Learning to read the names of each note on the grand staff will be your guide to learning to play the piano. Draw a grand staff. Using staff paper, draw a treble clef sign across the top set of lines. Draw a bass clef sign across the bottom set of lines. Connect the two sets with a line from the top of the treble set to the bottom of the bass set. Create a whole page of grand staff sets. This will be your worksheet for memorizing note names and places on the grand staff. Make at least three worksheets. Label the lines on the grand staff with note names. Proceeding from the bottom l
