These are the 'blobs' and 'x's you see scattered about drum kit notation and different forms of note head mean different things. Learn more in this free lesson.
These are the 'blobs' and 'x's you see scattered about drum kit notation and different forms of note head mean different things. Learn more in this free lesson.
A lesson explaining how to notate two of the same note played at the same time.
Some brief notes on what accents are and the '>' notation.
An explanation of the marking you sometimes see after the tempo that changes the way notation is read.
Dan Brigstock gives some advice on the learning process when using sheet music.
Tempo refers to the speed a piece of music is played at, learn more in this free lesson.
Bar numbers are shown at the start of each line of a score. Learn about specific features of these here.
Bar lines are used to communicate structural information, here you will learn about the different types commonly used.
A way of repeating large sections of music that involve returning to that start of a piece. This lesson includes two example pieces.