ESL Podcast 915 – Learning to Read Music

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　　Grace: I don’t know anything about music. I can’t even read music.

　　Mike: It’s not that hard. I could teach you. Look, this is a piece we’re working on right now.

　　Grace: What’s that weird² thing at the beginning?

　　Mike: That’s the clef. It tells you which note each line and space on the staff represents.

　　Grace: Okay. What about these numbers?

　　Mike: That’s the time signature. It tells you how many beats are in each measure, and what kind of note gets one beat. This little number above there gives you the tempo³.

　　Grace: Hmm, that’s kind of complicated. Why are all of these notes stacked on top of each other?

　　Mike: That’s to indicate a chord, with two or more notes played together at the same time. See? Musical notation⁴ is really very simple.

　　Grace: I don’t think I got all that.

　　Mike: I’m happy to help you until you get the hang of it. We could even work on some duets. We could sing harmony or I can accompany you on the piano.

　　Grace: I think you’re overestimating⁵ my singing ability, but I’m willing to give it a try. At least, I think I can stay on pitch. I just don’t want to embarrass myself too much.

　　Mike: I think you’re overestimating the quality of our community choir!

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