JackLuis
Well-known member
A couple of weeks ago I decided to learn to read music. After four years of playing chord sheets and strumming, I thought I needed to learn to play notes.
I found a Android app that quizzes you on the Staff and after a few days could recognize the whole Treble staff from Low D to high C. Not really fast, but enough to start trying to play notes.
In the last four years I learned the first position notes on both the Sop/Concert and the Baritone Uke, so I thought I was in good shape.
However the transition from note recognition to actually playing the notes without looking is HARD!
For you who want to learn to read the staff I recommend DoReMiNotas a free App from the Google Play store. In fifteen minutes a day, in a week you can learn to read the Staff. Then the hard work of forcing muscle memory to fit the notes into your left hand and picking into your right hand begins!
I've almost learned Skip to My Lou, just thumb picking and will start trying to use T-I-M fingers on the right hand.
Wish this old man luck!
I found a Android app that quizzes you on the Staff and after a few days could recognize the whole Treble staff from Low D to high C. Not really fast, but enough to start trying to play notes.
In the last four years I learned the first position notes on both the Sop/Concert and the Baritone Uke, so I thought I was in good shape.
However the transition from note recognition to actually playing the notes without looking is HARD!
For you who want to learn to read the staff I recommend DoReMiNotas a free App from the Google Play store. In fifteen minutes a day, in a week you can learn to read the Staff. Then the hard work of forcing muscle memory to fit the notes into your left hand and picking into your right hand begins!
I've almost learned Skip to My Lou, just thumb picking and will start trying to use T-I-M fingers on the right hand.
Wish this old man luck!