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Plain answers to the questions people ask about reading, naming and finding notes — each one ending in an exercise.
Do Re Mi or C D E? Three Ways to Name the Same Notes
Letter names, fixed-do solfège and the German H — where each is used, why they all name the same twelve notes, why none is more correct, and how to choose the one this site shows you.
How to Read Sheet Music: Where to Start
Where to begin with sheet music — pitch before rhythm, one clef, a few anchor notes, and short daily doses that turn counting into reading.
How to Memorize the Fretboard, One String at a Time
Why a fretboard chart does not stick and what does — one string at a time, the two E strings, the 5th, 7th and 12th frets as landmarks, and the octave shape that fills in the rest.