Home » Music » How to Read Music - Episode 5: Dots and Ties

How to Read Music - Episode 5: Dots and Ties

Written By Soundfly on Wednesday, Jul 08, 2015 | 12:01 PM

 
*Become a Soundfly Member: https://tinyurl.com/yv2kedua Dots add value to a note, which means that you'll hold these notes longer when you play them. Note the placement of the dots — the location of the dot can mean something totally different! Ties will make it easier to recognize notes that should be held at the same pitch. Did you know that the way these sustained notes sound varies in different instruments? Learn more in this 5th episode of Soundfly's free course "How to Read Music." Watch the next video in the series at https://youtu.be/OvxNBaLbMtQ. For more, sign up for the full course at https://soundfly.com/courses/how-to-read-music where you'll find free printable copies of easy exercises to help improve your sight-reading! Get connected with us and follow the conversation at Facebook: http://facebook.com/learntosoundfly Twitter: https://twitter.com/learntosoundfly Instagram: http://instagram.com/learntosoundfly "How to Read Music" Presented by Soundfly, with your host Ian Temple Don't forget to subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/learntosoundfly