How to Read Sheet Music

Learning how to read sheet music isn't quite so hard as it seems.

If you're totally new to the piano, the easiest way is to start with our interactive adult beginner piano course. For everyone else, this section contains reminders for all the key concepts.

• Start with how to read music notes for the basics: distinguishing one note from another, and determining how long it lasts.

• Roman Numeral Analysis is used to express different notes and chords, regardless of the key signature.