This lecture introduces you to musical notation and pitch. It's your first lesson on melody, which is the first step in "learning how to read music fast". Learn about the musical staff, the musical alphabet, the treble clef and treble staff. Learn how to identify all the notes on the treble clef. Learn about line notes and space notes on the treble clef.

In this lecture, you continue learning about musical notation and pitch. You will learn all about the notes of the lines and spaces of the bass clef. By the end of this lecture, you will be able to identify all the notes of both the treble and bass clef.

In this lecture, you will learn about ledger lines (leger lines) on the music staff. You will find out what they are. This is a continuation of the first step to learning "how to read music fast"; that first step is " Learn Melody". By the end of this lecture, you will understand why ledger lines are used in music, and the notes of various ledger lines.

In this lecture, we take another look at the notes of the treble clef and bass clef. This will help you understand and be able to identify the notes of the treble and bass clef even better.

You will learn all about the combination of the treble and bass staff to form a grand staff. Learn about a very important note when learning how to read music. That note is middle C.

This lecture takes a look at the names of white keys on the piano. Learn what notes correspond to the white keys on the piano keyboard.

Learn the names of all the black keys on the piano. What are sharps? What are flats? What are half steps and whole steps? By the end of this lecture you will understand what sharps, flats, enharmonic equivalents, half steps (semitones) and whole steps (whole tones) are. You will understand how black piano keys get their names.

You will learn what key signatures are and what their purpose is. Learn what key signatures tell you to do when reading music.

You will learn all about key signatures with sharps and the major keys they correspond to. 7 key signatures. Learn about the pattern for key signatures with sharps. The order of sharps. Learn how different key signatures with sharps affect notes on the staff.

You will learn all about key signatures with flats and the major keys they correspond to. 7 more key signatures. Learn about the pattern for key signatures with flats. The order of flats. Learn how different key signatures with flats affect notes on the music staff.

Learn about seven major keys (with sharps) and the number of sharps they have. Learn them in the right order. You will be able to look at a key signature with sharps and know what key the song is in.

Learn about seven major keys (with flats) and the number of flats they have. Learn them in the right order. You will be able to look at a key signature with flats and know what key the song is in.

You will learn about the circle of fifths and this will help you understand key signatures, major keys and the order of sharps and flats more clearly.

Then you learn about accidentals and their purpose in a musical piece.

Learn about the different types of notes in music and their duration. Learn about the whole note (semibreve), half note (minim), quarter note (crotchet) and eighth note (quaver). You will know what each type of note looks like and how many counts or beats they get.

Learn about the different types of rests in music notation and their duration. Learn about the whole rest (semibreve rest), half rest (minim rest), quarter rest (crotchet rest) and eighth rest (quaver rest). You will know what each type of rest looks like and how many counts or beats they get.

Then you learn about measures and bar lines.

Learn all about the most used time signatures in music. These are the 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures. Learn what time signatures tell you. Learn about common time.

You will learn about dotted rests and notes and what they indicate. Learn how long to play dotted whole notes, dotted half notes, dotted quarter notes and dotted eighth notes. You will also understand the duration of dotted whole rests, dotted half rests, dotted quarter rests and dotted eighth rests.

Learn how to count quarter notes (or crotchets) by counting and clapping. Also applies to quarter rests (crotchet rests). Quarter notes played on piano. This will help you further understand the duration of quarter notes and rests.

Learn how to count half notes (or minims) by counting and clapping. Also applies to half rests (minim rests). Half notes played on piano. This will help you further understand the duration of half notes and rests.

Learn how to count whole notes (or semibreves) by counting and clapping. Also applies to whole rests (semibreve rests). Whole notes played on piano. This will help you further understand the duration of whole notes and rests.

Learn how to count eighth notes (or quavers) by counting and clapping. Also applies to eighth rests (quaver rests). Eighth notes played on piano. This will help you further understand the duration of eighth notes and rests. Play eighth notes, quarter notes, half notes and whole notes in a short musical piece.

Learn all about melodic intervals. This is demonstrated on the staff as well as the piano. Learn about unison, melodic 2nds, melodic 3rds, melodic 4ths, melodic 5ths, melodic 6ths, melodic 7ths and octaves. This lecture is a preliminary step in learning about harmonic intervals.

Learn all about harmonic intervals. This is demonstrated on the piano as well as the staff. Learn about unison, harmonic 2nds, harmonic 3rds, harmonic 4ths, harmonic 5ths, harmonic 6ths, harmonic 7ths and octaves.

Learn how to form a major chord. Learn how to play a major chord on piano. The notes of 12 major chords.

Learn how to form a minor chord. Learn how to play/form a minor chord on piano by changing one note in a major chord. The notes of 12 minor chords.

Learn how to form an augmented chord. Learn how to play/form an augmented chord on piano by moviing one note in a major chord. The notes of 12 augmented chords.

Learn how to form a diminished chord. Learn how to play/form a diminished chord on piano by moving two notes in a major chord. The notes of 12 diminished chords.

Learn about chords in root position, first inversion and second inversion. Learn how you can invert any chord and play it differently.

Learn how to form a dominant seventh chord. Learn about dominant seventh chords on piano in all 12 keys. (dom 7, 7 chords)

Learn how to form a minor seventh chord. Learn about minor seventh chords on piano in all 12 keys. (min7, m7 chords)

Learn how to form a major seventh chord. Learn about major seventh chords on piano in all 12 keys. (maj7, M7 chords)

Learn how to form a major sixth chord. Learn about major sixth chords on piano in all 12 keys. (M6, 6 chords)

This lecture will refresh your mind on the topics we have looked at so far. It's a recap of the elements of music (melody, rhythm and harmony) or steps you've learned about. This will get you ready for subsequent lectures in this section where you read the music of a few songs.

This is where you apply what you've learned in steps one, two and three, and you read sheet music for the song, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. You will actually be reading music.

This is where you apply what you've learned about melody, rhythm and harmony, to read sheet music for the song, Mary Had A Little Lamb. You will be able to read music by now.

We take things up a notch with the song, America The beautiful. This is where you apply what you've learned in the earlier sections of this How To Read Music Fast course. You will be able to read sheet music for the song, America The Beautiful.