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Practice With A Metronome by JazzMaverick 20 Oct 2008 Views: 387

I thought I'd fill you guys in on another technique which I use and has helped me improve immensely when it comes to reading music.

Some of you may think this is really boring, when in actual fact, this is probably the fastest and easiest way you can learn.

So what I mean when I say do this to a metronome. I'd like to think you know the notes on the stave. Doesn't matter if it takes you ages, just as long as you know them...

To start off, it's like what you would do while playing the guitar, practice to a metronome at the best speed you can.

Don't rush ahead! Make sure you're not straining yourself to read ahead.

So start at a dead easy tempo and start reading the notes of whatever notated score you want, just so you can understand what's going on, though it'd be helpful to understand the note values on top of knowing what note is what.

The key is to make sure you're actually READING the notes on the stave (staff).

So start at the slowest tempo, and until you find it easy, don't move ahead! :D