Read and play music in no time!Have fun learning to read music with this easy-to-follow guide. The Everything Reading Music Book has all it takes for you to quickly master and appreciate the fundamentals of music notation and theory so you can read and understand music like a pro. Filled with hundreds of examples and a bonus CD bringing the essential lessons to life, this is the all-in-one handbook you need to learn fast!Get the skills you need to read music like an expert with:Detailed descriptions of how to understand rhythm, rests, meter and timeThe key to reading expression markings, dynamics and other essential symbolsHow to form scales, chords, intervals, key signatures and other vital theory topicsChord progressions in all keys from basic to advanced progressionsDemystification of instrument transpositionsInstrument ranges, common foreign language terms and much moreApplications to all instruments and every style of musicSheets of music can be intimidating – music is another language! But The Everything Reading Music Book has all you need to speak fluently.