(part 6 of 6 from the article Reading Music) If my student is really good at listening, why should he or she learn to read? Musical literacy involves both speaking and reading, just like language literacy! Complex musical concepts and challenging pieces of repertoire are impossible to learn without reading skills. …
(part 3 of 6 from the article Reading Music) When will my student start learning to read? Believe it or not, your student actually began the reading process at the first lesson. Exercises and games are included right away to help develop rhythm skills, a fluency with the musical alphabet, and …
(part 2 of 6 from the article Reading Music) Why don’t you give written music right away? Music is sound—an auditory experience, not a visual one. Students should be exposed to good-sounding music from the very beginning. They can recreate beautiful sounds, just as they recreated spoken words, long before they …
