How to learn to read music with Happy Note! Sing'n Learn

How to learn to read music with
Read Music Notes Sing 'n Learn HN

Read Music Notes Sing 'n Learn HN is very easy to use: just click on a tempo (if you're a beginner, try Largo or Adagio first) and read or sing out the notes as you hear them.

• You'll learn to play or sing "on tempo."

  To play or sing a piece of music "on tempo" is to play or sing it at the right speed, without slowing down or speeding up. This is an essential skill to acquire when learning music. Imagine an orchestra in which every musician would play the same piece at a different speed!

Each Read Music Notes Sing 'n Learn HN lesson lets you choose between 5 tempos : LARGO - ADAGIO - ANDANTE - MODERATO - ALLEGRO. After you click on your choice, the program will start beating time at the selected speed. The music will begin after 4 of these "practice beats." You must read or sing out the name of each note you hear EXACTLY AT THE SAME TIME as you hear it, no sooner, no later (if it helps, feel free to beat time with your hand as you read or sing).

Be sure that Read Music Notes Sing 'n Learn HN always plays "on tempo"!

• You'll learn to recognize a note "by ear."

  By hearing a note as you read or sing out its name, you will progressively and naturally learn to associate a given pitch (the sound of a note) with its name. Eventually, you'll be able both to recognize a note just by hearing it and to sing a note just by looking at it.

  By the way, feel free to try Ear Training Play It By Ear HN, a truly great computer game that will teach you to recognize a music note just by hearing it.