How to Read Piano Music

By Brandy Kraemer, About.com Guide

Let’s see how well you can do on your own. Play the above measures at a slow, steady pace.

The symbol at the end of the first measure is an eighth rest, indicating silence for the duration of an eighth note.

• Learn more about rest lengths

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• How to Read & Play Piano Music
• Play the C Major Scale
• Playing the C Major Scale
• Play a C Major Practice Scale
• Play a Simple Piano Melody
• Play the G Major Piano Scale
• Playing Simple Piano Chords
• Play a Simple Tune in G

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