| When you see piano sheet music first of all it can | | | | The left hand reads from the bass clef. The bass |
| look rather daunting. Allow me to take you | | | | clef fixes the 4th line as F. This F is directly below |
| through the beginning stages of reading music - it | | | | Middle C. |
| is easier than you think! | | | | Next you will see 2 numbers, one on top of the |
| Music notation was invented 1,000 years ago as | | | | other. This is the time signature. The top number |
| a clear and precise way of capturing music. This | | | | tells you how many beats in a bar. |
| notation is used virtually worldwide. | | | | The note heads (ovals) are placed on the staff. |
| Music is notated onto a music staff (or stave). | | | | Imagine that the staff is a ladder. The higher you |
| This is a series of 5 parallel lines. Piano music is | | | | climb, the higher the note will be on the piano. The |
| written onto 2 staffs. The right hand reads from | | | | note heads are written through a line or in a |
| the top staff, the left hand from the bottom. | | | | space. |
| At the beginning of each staff you will see a clef. | | | | In the right hand, the 1st line is E, the 1st space is |
| The clef fixes the pitch (height) of one specific | | | | F, the 2nd line is G and so on. In the left hand, the |
| note. The right hand reads from the treble clef. | | | | 1st line is G, the 1st space is A, the 2nd line is B |
| The treble clef fixes the 2nd line as G. This G is | | | | and so on. |
| directly above Middle C. | | | | |