# How to read music

- 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](https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_hansen_how_to_read_music)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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. \[Directed by Thomas Parrinello, narrated by Tim Hansen\].

## Lectures

1. [How to read music](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/tim_hansen_how_to_read_music/a255052fc1a5), 6 min (TED's player)