sheet music reading

[kingj123]

I've just gotten into reading notes on sheet music. but my problem now is how do you know what the tempo the song should be played at? is there anyway to know or do you just have to feel it out?

[Jim Campbell]

Originally Posted by kingj123

I've just gotten into reading notes on sheet music. but my problem now is how do you know what the tempo the song should be played at? is there anyway to know or do you just have to feel it out?

some will tell you the beats per minute,others have the latin terms ie; presto,adagio etc. that will give you the idea and others you can listen to the record or just feel it out ....

[groooooove]

most pieces of music will have some sort of written indication. often a metronome marking. classical music tends to give the latin words, and a lot of jazz charts will just say ballad, med swing, up, ext.

[BackToTheGroove]

Learning to read is on my 'to do' list.
Here's a resource that might help. CK is a bass legend after all, and a well respected bass teacher. http://www.carolkaye.com/catalog/pro...products_id=44

[kingj123]

Originally Posted by BackToTheGroove

Learning to read is on my 'to do' list.
Here's a resource that might help. CK is a bass legend after all, and a well respected bass teacher. http://www.carolkaye.com/catalog/pro...products_id=44

cool thanks I just bought it

[kingj123]

Originally Posted by groooooove

most pieces of music will have some sort of written indication. often a metronome marking. classical music tends to give the latin words, and a lot of jazz charts will just say ballad, med swing, up, ext.

I heard of this also. I haven't went out and bought a real music sheet yet I'm just using the one in my beginners manuel and been using youtube to learn other stuff. maybe when I buy a real music sheet it will have the tempos at the top of the staff

[Jim Campbell]

Originally Posted by kingj123

I heard of this also. I haven't went out and bought a real music sheet yet I'm just using the one in my beginners manuel and been using youtube to learn other stuff. maybe when I buy a real music sheet it will have the tempos at the top of the staff

pm an email and i'll send you a couple

[champbassist]

Originally Posted by Jim Campbell

some will tell you the beats per minute,others have the latin terms ie; presto,adagio etc. that will give you the idea and others you can listen to the record or just feel it out ....

Actually, those are Italian terms, not Latin.

[Stereo Joe]

Originally Posted by champbassist

Actually, those are Italian terms, not Latin.

Yup.

[PJSShearer]

I once worked on an Italian Cruise ship (Achille Lauro - the one that got hi-jacked, burned twice and sunk).

So we were rehearsing a cabaret show with one of the singers who didn't speak any English. We kicked off a song and she shouted out:

Piano! Piano!.

So we started again - playing it the same tempo - but quieter!!. She practially fell over laughing at this because these days "Piano" means "slow down/take it easy/chill out", not Softer/Quietly as it meant during the Renaissance when the musical terms were standardised.