A primer for reading music

Read music from the first mark.

Short, plain lessons on how notation actually works — staves, numbers, and rhythm. No instrument required, and nothing here assumes you use Songscript.

  1. How a staff worksFive lines, the four spaces between them, and the clef that turns all of it into pitch.
  2. Reading numbered notation1 to 7 for the seven degrees of a key — a notation that travels light.
  3. Rhythm: beats, beams, and dotsHow long each note lasts — the half of notation people skip, then regret.