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Intro to Reading Music
When actors perform on stage, they usually read from a script.
When football players run plays, they read from a playbook.
When chemists are developing a formula, they refer to the periodic table.
When musicians perform, they read music.
Watch How to Read Music (05:24) for an introduction on different elements of music notation, which is a system of writing or notating music onto paper.
Now that you have watched the video, hopefully the basics of music notation are a little clearer. In this lesson, you are going to learn the basics of music notation including the staff, clef, time signature, notes, and rests.
