Learning to Read Music

[ramseytheii]

Looking for some direction on teaching non-music readers (young 'uns) how to read.  Is there a thread that on piano forum that was exhaustive of the subject?  Or are there any particularly recommended books?  Let me know!

Walter Ramsey

[hyrst]

What age group?  I use much more physical things for the really little ones - 2 to 5 years.

There has been an excellent thread a couple of weeks ago.  I'm not sure where to find it, though. 

[PaulNaud]

Piano Sight-Reading by Leonhard Deutsh gives you clear instructions.

[beethoven2]

i learned by a catchy little tune with lyrics.  i'll tell u the lyrics

 E G B D F...(then we snapped)are the names of the lines of the treble cleff
F A C E....(snapped again) the spaces are easy.
we had a little dance that went with it too.

we also had sayings, like for the bass cleff, for G B D F A: Good Boats Do Float Always

~Christian

[chocolatedog]

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,21022.0.html

[juliax]

I use the australian method "progressive for young beginners" for ages 3 thru 6.  We use rhythm instruments as well as site singing and ear training to learn middle C thru G in the treble, and bass C thru G in the bass clef.  I don't teach the entire staff (EGBDF) until my students have a thorough understanding of intervals up to a 5th.  This makes the memorizing of the lines and spaces almost obsolete.  I really never found it that useful when I was growing up, and I really don't think focusing on the alphabet over the actual pitch has any real benefit.  It's much faster to read intervals and pitches than having the added hassle of learning all the letters.  Unfortunately, not all children between 3 and 6 are that comfortable with the alphabet yet, so the sequence of the letters is meaningless to them.