In my 30 years of teaching I have noticed a huge mistake that most beginning teachers make that damages their student’s ability to read music. What is it? The use of mnemonics to help students remember the lines and spaces of the staff. For example, they may teach a student something like "Grizzly Bears Don’t Fly Airplanes” to remember the names of the lines of the bass clef staff.

This might seem helpful at first, but in the long run it only hinders the student and slows down their ability to truly read music. As a musician, you need to be able to recognize pitches instantaneously. It takes time to run through a bunch of silly sayings just to name a pitch. This is time which you don’t have when you are actually reading and playing music.

If you are interested in reading music and learning music theory but don't know where to start, this is the perfect course for you!By the end of this course, you’ll know how to write melody and chords in standard musical notation.

.You'll know how to use:StavesClefsLedger LinesNotes NamesSharps, flats, naturals, double-sharps and double-flatsTones and semitonesEnharmonic note namesStandard scale patterns such as the Chromatic, Whole Tone and Major scales.If you don’t know what any of these are, don't worry! I'll lead you step-by-step through each of the subjects.Clear, step-by-step explanationsPractice sessions where you write musicLittle quizzes to reinforce your learningThis course focuses exclusively on the components of melody, harmony and chords.