Tucson Symphony: Fun & Learning

	Fun & Learning

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I heard the piano playing very smoothly and softly, but at the same time very fast. It reminds me a lot of rippling water. Actually, even if you can't read music, when you take a look at the score, you can see the ripples. The notes form patterns that repeat over and over just like ripples or waves.

Let's put everything together and see how the music for the "Swan" fits with the accompaniment.

The One Minute Guide to Reading Music.

Notes are written on a group of five lines called a staff. Each instrument gets its own staff (the piano gets two, one for the left hand and one for the right hand.)

How high the dot part of the note is on the staff tells you how high to play the note.

The more stuff a note has attached to it, the shorter it lasts.

Those are the very basics. If you want to learn more, go find a teacher and learn a musical instrument. I can't think of anything more fun than playing music.