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How to read music

Tim Hansen · TED

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About

Like an actor's script, a sheet of music instructs a musician on what to play (the pitch) and when to play it (the rhythm). Sheet music may look complicated, but once you've gotten the hang of a few simple elements like notes, bars and clefs, you're ready to rock. Tim Hansen hits the instrumental basics you need to read music. [Directed by Thomas Parrinello, narrated by Tim Hansen].

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Tim Hansen
Year
2013
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Psychology and the brain, Literature and writing, Music
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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