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The Basics of Reading Music WebsiteThe Basics of Reading Music Website
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9th - 10th
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Visual & Performing Arts
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The Basics of Reading Music

Curated by ACT

This site is an overview of how to read music. The basics of notation such as note and rest values, the names of lines and spaces of both treble and bass clefs, etc. are covered. Includes downloadable audio files.

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Concepts

acoustics, bass clef, eighth notes, frequency, half notes, music theory, notation, note values, quarter notes, reading music, rhythm, tempo, time signatures, treble clef, vibration, sound waves

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Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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