Everything You Need to Know About Reading Music

Michael Parchaiski
Michael Parchaiski
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Published 2024-01-14
This video is the second installment of my music theory education videos. This video will provide you with all you need to know to read sheet music.
The resources I mentioned in the video can be found below:
Practice: Reading treble clef: bit.ly/4aYLBwW
Practice: Reading the piano: bit.ly/3SjZNt3
Challenge: Reading treble clef on piano: bit.ly/3S0c6Jq
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One of the most discouraging parts of learning to play music is learning to read music. I have formatted this video in a way so all of the essential information is explained as easily as possible no matter your age or musical skill. This video has A LOT of information in it, but the format of giving you as much information as possible makes rewatches very rewarding as you will pick up a lot more of the information that you may have missed on the first watch. I believe that everyone should be able to learn music theory in a way that makes it easy to understand, where topics are not just thrown at you but rather explained in a specific way that makes sure everyone is able to fully grasp the concepts being discussed.
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My goal is to create several music theory videos for all skill levels of musicians starting with the most basic topics, going all the way to some very advanced concepts, with the goal that beginning musicians should be able to learn even the most advanced topics by watching these videos.
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If anyone has any questions or comments, please leave a comment and I will do my best to respond to as many as I can (I may even make another video if there are enough questions about a specific topic). I want everyone to feel like they are able to learn music theory, as it is such an important part of playing and listening to music.
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I hope everyone was able to learn something new about reading sheet music. I am very excited to continue to share all that I know about music theory with you!
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Chapters,
Part 1: Notes On The Piano 0:49
Part 2: Understanding Pitch 1:36
Part 3: Reading Sheet Music 6:29
Part 4: Rhythm 11:00
Part 5: Rhythm and Pitch 16:40
All Comments (21)
  • @michaelparchaiski
    Sorry for the delay with making this video everyone. It ended up taking much longer than I had originally thought, and due to many other projects I am currently working on (that I am super excited to share with you all), I had to push back the release date. I promise all future videos will be uploaded more timely. Thanks again for all of your support!
  • @diogoalves9633
    I don’t even have a piano, but im looking forward to buy one. Your videos are AMAZING! I’m impressed, i’ve never had music lessons but having your lessons is just so helpful. I hope you get a lot more recognition! Thank you, so much!
  • @juniesdream
    Great video man. Looking forward to future videos, I think you have a really clear and concise presentation and the examples and like play along areas were great. Cheers
  • @llsr4dc
    I've been trying to learn rhythm. Your course put me on the right direction. So happy for your course.
  • @kawuabonga
    thank you very much, looking forward more videos ;)
  • @tonym2513
    These are really good. I feel like I could binge hours of your videos if you had them. Good luck getting going!
  • @helsayes
    Great . Thank you so much. Fantastic teching, easy simple and fun. I'm trying for many months to understand the music theory, navigated so many sites and videos untile finding yours. I begin to understand and to love it. I'm an old retired man who decided to learn playing violine.. not too late, isn't it?!❤
  • @johnbalao711
    Hi Michael, I just wanted to drop you a quick message to say thank you for being such an awesome music teacher! Your efforts have made a real difference, and I'm really grateful for all your help. I've been practicing my sheet music daily, and thanks to you, I'm starting to understand it so much better. I was wondering if you could help me out with a few more things - like major and minor chords, chord progression, circle of fifths, cadence patterns, harmonic minor chords, scales, and inversions. I know that's a lot, but I'm really keen to learn more! Also, if you've written any manuals or books, I'd love to buy them - your teaching style is just amazing. Thanks again for everything, and I hope to hear back from you soon!.
  • @PanopticMotion
    Great content. I sugget that you take a look at the the Landmark Method.
  • @rojaraja6872
    Really useful one ❤ why you stopped Michael 2 months already gone