Learning to read music!

[Eileen B]

I am 40 and can not read music, Ian can and can also play the Clarinet and Saxophone (Sod) now I have a dilemma do I learn to read music, I have order a book & cd, you know get the book first then pay for it but I really do not know what to do, I've looked at music and it is all double Dutch to me, it scares me, any suggestions

 

[ 18. November 2002, 10:30 PM: Message edited by: Eileen B ]

[Newt]

Why do you need to read music?

[bitsbobs]

I used to go to Dawson Music Shop for keyboard lessons about 10 years ago. Cost about £4.00 a lesson then. Probably not that much more now.

 

Newt is also correct as Phil Collins can't read music.

[Alan Taylor]

Eileen B:

Eileen, why compete, what are the things that you do well? Do them better, lets say you are an average cook (for example), how about doing a cooking course specialising in fish?

We all like to listen to music but at the end of the day we HAVE to eat. Share Ians music and he will share the washing up I would.

You young women crack me up at times

 

Alan(nl)

[nursejudy]

Eileen,try a children's easy tutor for piano playing mind you I can now read music but still can't play. :confused:

nursejudy

[Eileen B]

Alan Taylor:

Alan Taylor:

Eileen, why compete, what are the things that you do well? Do them better, lets say you are an average cook (for example), how about doing a cooking course specialising in fish?

We all like to listen to music but at the end of the day we HAVE to eat. Share Ians music and he will share the washing up I would.

You young women crack me up at times

I am a qualified chef and I enjoy baking cakes etc while Ian plays his music.

 

Alan(nl)

 

[ 20. November 2002, 07:45 PM: Message edited by: Eileen B ]

[Eileen B]

Newt:

Why do you need to read music?

I actually wanted to play the Clarinet but now I'm not too sure. I don't think I'll bother. :confused:

[nursejudy]

eileen. if you really want to learn to play don't give up.judy

[Newt]

Eileen B:

I actually wanted to play the Clarinet but now I'm not too sure. I don't think I'll bother. :confused:

My "why do you need to read music" question was purely for information. And now I finally know why.

 

With that information I can tell you if you get the instrument and some beginning "how to" books of the type the schools use to teach new students, it will show you what fingering on the instrument matches what note.

 

You will basically absorb the "reading music" bit while learning to play the instrument. Six of my offspring took up band instruments of one sort or another and they all did just what I recommended to you.

 

And by all means, if you want to do this, then do.

 

My guess is that some of the other replies here were meant as jokes and simply came out harsh. But regardless, there is no reason to let some strange responses on here stop you from trying something you want to do.

 

[ 20. November 2002, 10:14 PM: Message edited by: Newt ]

[chesters1]

i cannot see how anything but quacks can be obtained from reed instruments ,our daughter tried to learn the clarinet at school despite several types of reeds (some very expensive) the best she could get was a cacofany (spelling) of mallards ,it wasnt that she was dim (despite her father ) (who ever he was) she could listen to a pop song a couple of times and repeat it on her synth ,go for a flute i`d say