Who can read sheet music ?

Jim Garten wrote: certif1ed wrote: As a pianist, they still confuse the hell out of me when I'm playing from them or writing in them, tho' You should try organ - three staves to work from; right hand, left hand & left foot (not to mention right foot on volume & having to switch Leslie speeds with the left hand as well - it's like driving a car sometimes )

I've never had a problem playing the organ...

...I used to play the organ in my local church.

Not that one, silly... the one with the big pipes and bellows and rows and rows of stops - 3 levels of keys and all the trimmings.

Of course, the first thing I learned to play properly on that baby was Bach's Tocatta and Fugue in D minor

A bottom D through a 32' pipe has to be experienced from the "control center"!!! I'd just like to get my hands (or feet, rather...) on an instrument with a 64 footer...

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Never found them any use whatsoever but they certainly stuck in my mind.

The others are easy - the Treble Clef looks a bit like a g, and has G on the second line from bottom, the Bass clef looks a bit like an F, and has F on the second line from the top - the rest all look like a C, and have C running through the middle of the clef itself (the line may vary).

As a pianist, they still confuse the hell out of me when I'm playing from them or writing in them, tho'

synthguy wrote: Folks, We'd better learn how to read "Sheet Music" Otherwise we're all in trouble. After all, music is not just a haircut. It's all about the basics. Learn them and then make your own rules.

THAT's what it's all about - learning the rules then interpreting them your own way!

Simply breaking the rules isn't enough, if you don't understand the rules in the first place.

Writing is good, if you want to write - depends on how quickly you can translate those thoughts into dots. I learned at an early age, so it's practically a second language.