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Reading Music, Decoded — Edition 2

Make the score feel like a place you know.

Edition Two, revised and corrected. Less decoding. More music. Learn to recognise the landmarks, shapes and rhythms on the page, then turn them into a steady musical phrase. This illustrated guide brings together clefs, note values, key signatures, expression and the small habits that make reading feel more natural. A four-week reading plan and a graded collection of original eight-bar studies give you a clear way to practise. Prepare, count in, play through and check your work—one useful step at a time. A downloadable PDF from Chord Compass Academy, with keyboard-friendly examples and reading skills you can use with other instruments or your voice.

• Read through clef landmarks, interval shapes, and key signatures.
• Make sense of rhythm, expression, and score navigation.
• Build a reading habit with a four-week plan and eight-bar studies.