Have you ever heard a song on the radio and thought, "Hey, it'd be really cool to know how to play that?" Do you have friends who play musical instruments, and you want to get in on the fun? Do you just want to expand your general artistic knowledge? Well, learning the basics of how to read sheet music can help you achieve all of these, and in a shorter amount of time than you might have thought. This book will explain how notes are named and written; how to read melody, interpret time signatures, keys, sharps, flats, and naturals. This piece of writing will also introduce you to the nuts and bolts of reading music, show you various further developed techniques, and suggest a number of ways to get more knowledge about the subject.