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When you read sheet music do you read the notes or the intervals?

When you read sheet music do you read the notes or the intervals?
  1. How do you read sheet music intervals?
  2. How do you read full sheet music?

How do you read sheet music intervals?

To find the interval between 2 notes just find the pitch of the lowest note and start counting until you reach the top note. When counting intervals you always start from the bottom note and count both notes. E.g., to find the interval between C and G, begin on C and count up the scale until you reach G.

How do you read full sheet music?

Each line and space of the staff correspond to a musical pitch, which is determined by the clef. Music notes are named after the first seven letters of the alphabet: A, B, C, D, E, F, G. The two clefs that are primarily used are the treble clef and bass clef.

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