How to Read Music On Classical Guitar

A lesson on the process of learning how to read sheet music on the classical guitar.

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Times and Topics
0:00 Intro
2:00 Why Read Music Notation?
3:10 Downsides of Tab
4:35 Use a Method Book
6:16 Working with Teachers & Other Musicians
7:15 Practicing Reading Everyday
8:27 Enjoy Working it Out (Interpretation)
9:42 Technique Level
10:11 Music Theory and Musicianship
11:54 Quick Review and Extra Tips
13:50 Absolute Beginner
16:18 Late-Beginner
18:12 Early-Intermediate
20:45 Intermediate
22:18 More Advanced Studies
25:59 Other Styles and Final Thoughts

How to Read Sheet Music on Guitar - This is a lesson on how to go about learning to read sheet music notation from beginner to advanced levels. It's a lesson on the process and elements as well as the musical context. Learning to read sheet music is easy and extremely rewarding but it's a long process and can be quite overwhelming for beginners. The important thing is to approach it in steps that are appropriate to your level. Although my site is about classical guitar I think you'll find the information relatable to other styles and instruments.

Why learn to read music notation? Music notation is a universal language that allows us to communicate with other musicians of all instruments, interpret a composer’s music accurately, and is a key to understanding music theory and analysis.

The downsides of reading tablature – Guitar tablature or tab is great for some things but it really doesn’t have the benefits of reading music notation. Tab is like a secret language that only guitarists can understand. With tab we can’t communicate with other musicians or composers. Tab also has no relation to music theory since it is just a diagram of where to play things on guitar. That said, tab can be fun for things like learning your favourite rock riff right away and some people find it helpful when out of their element. It really just depends on what your goals are and how far you want to go in the learning process.

Sight-Reading Tips – Learning to sight-read music is very similar to learning to read in general but I have a dedicated article on it here: How to Sight-Read Music on Guitar (link coming soon).

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