So i wanna major in music

so im gonna rant about it?
okay! :D
Here are the basics!
First off! :D
REMEMBER! XD Some people think trying to read music is hard and difficult. ^-^ The following will try to introduce the most important topics in reading music in a very easy to understand way. Don't worry! It takes time! don't expect to fly through all the lessons and understand. As with anything new, it'll appear complicated and complex but as you look at the examples and read the explanations it will make sense. (like math... *cough*) With that said, lets go on and introduce the first lesson. (;
CLEFS!

There are 2 basic kinds of clefs. The clef you will see on your music depends on what instrument you play.

Treble Clef
Bass Clef

You might wonder why there are 2 different clefs. The reason is that most instruments using the bass clef usually have a lower pitch (sound) and regulary play low notes. If they were to use the treble clef the notes would appear so far below the staff it would be hard to read.

Here are the the names of the notes for both clefs. Although you only really need to know 1 or the other, it is good practice to know both.

feel free to zoom in later. (:


Next, (:
Time Signatures

Time signatures tell you how many and what kind of notes per measure there are. The number on top is the number of notes per measure, and the bottom number is what kind of note. Let us explain further.
Let us take for example the most popular time signature, 4/4.
This means there is 4 quarter notes per measure. How is this so? Looking at 4/4, you saw the 4 on top. You already knew that meant there were 4 somethings per measure. Then looking at the bottom number probably confused you. The bottom number can be 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, etc. Look at this chart.

For example: 3/4 is 3 quarter notes per measure. 5/2 is 5 half notes per measure. 6/8 is 6 eighth notes per measure.

Bottom Number	Value
1	Whole note
2	Half note
4	Quarter note
8	Eighth note
16	Sixteenth note

Cut Time, same as 4/4 but everything is cut in half



Common Time

, Its aka 4/4 time

Alright, thats all I got to rant about for now. and all this programing is kinda annoying lol (: ill write later. If you have ANY questions or concerns please let me know!