Get to know your Music Sheets

One of the most important things in piano playing beside the piano itself is the piano sheet music.

The piano sheet music determines what kind of music or what a pianist will play in a piano.

Did you know that some pianists are not capable of piano sight reading? That’s true. They can play piano by ear. It’s a talent that not all pianists have. But what they commonly forgot to learn is to read piano sheet music. It is essential if you’re planning to become a known composer, accompanists or musician.

So let’s get to the basics of a piano sheet music and will tackle piano sight reading next time. So stay tuned.

The staff consists of five lines and five spaces. In here you will see sets of easy piano notes written all over. This allows you to read them correctly and easily.

Most of the times when you download free piano sheet music you can see two sets of staffs and at the beginning of each staff are symbols. These are called clefs. Clefs determine which hand should play the sets of easy piano notes.

The G clef or also called the treble clef is played by the right hand

and while the C Clef or known as the bass clef is played by the left hand.

Beside the clefs you’ll notice some numbers. In most cases you see them as 4/4 or 3/4 or maybe 6/8. These numbers are called time signatures. They indicate the beat or the music rhythm of a piano music. This is often neglected but if not properly understood can hinder your piano playing skills and piano practice.

Now next is a more confusing side of the piano sheet music, the piano accidentals. Piano accidentals are the sharps, flats and the neutrals on a piano sheet music. Sharps keys means a half step semitone higher while flat key means a half step semitone lower and neutral means it should return to the original key tone.

For now, this is what you should know about your piano sheet music. These are the essentials and will allow you to move forwards with other piano lessons.