{"product_id":"the-complete-guide-to-reading-music","title":"The Complete Guide to Reading Music","description":"\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 17.6px; caret-color: #4d4d4d; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e'Spend less time learning, more time playing.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 17.6px; caret-color: #4d4d4d; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 17.6px; caret-color: #4d4d4d; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;\"\u003eThe Complete Guide to Reading Music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;\"\u003e is a practical companion for learning how to read standard music notation with confidence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 17.6px; caret-color: #4d4d4d; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 17.6px; caret-color: #4d4d4d; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;\"\u003eStructured and developed as a 'Classroom in a Book' by professional educator, composer, and veteran Royal Marines musician, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;\"\u003eJames Strange\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;\"\u003e, this book is divided into two sections which organise how we read and play music through: (1) Tonality (i.e. pitch) and; (2) Time (i.e. rhythm).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 17.6px; caret-color: #4d4d4d; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 17.6px; caret-color: #4d4d4d; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eSection One: Tonality (scales and notes)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 17.6px; caret-color: #4d4d4d; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;\"\u003eYou will learn to identify pitch from the clef, name notes accurately and build scales. We then bring these elements together to understand key signatures and the tonal centre. By the end of this section, you will be able to read notes on the stave, pitch notes through clef recognition, confidently identify key signatures, and construct scales.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 17.6px; caret-color: #4d4d4d; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 17.6px; caret-color: #4d4d4d; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eSection Two: Time (tempo, note values, and rhythm)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 17.6px; caret-color: #4d4d4d; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;\"\u003eWe examine how music is organised into beats and bars using time signatures, and how rhythmic subdivision shapes the feel within a melodic construct. You will confidently read and perform common and compound time signatures, syncopation, ties, and rests.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 17.6px; caret-color: #4d4d4d; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 17.6px; caret-color: #4d4d4d; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;\"\u003eThis guide aims to keep learning as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;\"\u003epractical\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;\"\u003emeasurable\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;\"\u003e as possible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 17.6px; caret-color: #4d4d4d; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: inherit; font-size: 17.6px; caret-color: #4d4d4d; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif;\"\u003eAcross the book you’ll find:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehundreds of \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003emusical extracts\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eregular \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003echeckpoints\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehands-on \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003etasks\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eshort-answer \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003equestions\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emultiple-choice \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003equizzes\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enumerous ‘\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003etips and tricks\u003c\/span\u003e’ to aid understanding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; font-size: 17.6px; caret-color: #4d4d4d; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;\"\u003eEach chapter is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;\"\u003esummarised\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;\"\u003e to solidify learning, with answers and feedback for all assessments at the back of the book to track progress.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Penny Music Co.","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":50516979056944,"sku":"9781738417773","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-complete-guide-to-reading-music","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}