Learn to Read Sheet Music

Learn to Read Sheet Music: For Adults & Teens Who Play by Ear

The Sozo Keys™ Color & Number Method

You can play it by ear. Now learn to read it on the page.

Plenty of talented musicians can play almost anything they hear, then freeze when someone hands them sheet music. That can cost a church position, a band spot, an audition or a job. This book fixes that, one song at a time.

Every note sits on a real five-line staff, the same notation used by any band, choir or church. Under each note is a Sozo Keys tile. The number tells you which key to play: white keys are 1-7 and black keys are 8-12. The color tells you which octave you're in. A finger number above each note shows you which finger to use. The letter name (C4, F#5...) is printed under every tile, so you learn real note names as you play.

The Sozo Keys sheet music is your teacher. Every time you play, you memorize a little more. Soon you won't need the numbers, then you won't need the colors. You'll just read.

Inside this book:

• 32 songs arranged from easiest to hardest, including Kelvingrove, The Foggy Dew, Turkey in the Straw, Hail to the Chief, La Marseillaise and Rule, Britannia!
• Finger numbers on every note
• A how-to-read guide for the staff, the rhythm and the color tiles
• A skills chart showing what each song teaches
• A practice tracker, a glossary of music terms, printable piano key stickers and a certificate of completion
• MP3 practice tracks at slow and normal speed, plus MIDI files for every song online

Perfect for:

• Ear players who want to finally read music
• Teens and adults (ages 13+) starting piano from zero
• Church musicians, choir members and anyone preparing for an audition
• Teachers working with older beginners

Level: Early Elementary to Elementary

Pages: 60

Everyone can read sheet music using our Sozo Keys method.

By Tasha Toliver · La Cat Publishing · Kadoch Music Academy