You need to know how to read music to play music, transcribe music (write down a played song), transpose music (put music in a different key), and write music.
The answer to this question has to be "the same way you read any music." If you know how to read music, you can read sheet music. If you don't, you are going to need some training or study. Learning to read music is like learning to read a language.
Not every individual in such a group would have to be able to read music, although it would be an advantage for the group if everyone could. I should think that at least a few members would have to have a solid grasp of music theory; those who do will have to teach the others how to play the music by ear-- or by hand...
Yes, you would need an electric lamp to read the music when it's dark.
To read music on the piano, you need to learn how to read sheet music. Each note on the staff corresponds to a specific key on the piano. Practice identifying notes, rhythms, and hand placement to play the music accurately.
No, he could not read, he was self taught and never really learned to read music. He would play music by watching other people or play be ear.
It depends on what instrument would write it on. For guitar, you can know just the chords, but don't have to read music!
This is because if there is a long pause, they need to know how long it is and if they forget you can just read the music...not much help if you get lost though
I used to be able to read music but I forgot how to from lack of doing it. But to learn to read music you have to know what the notes are, what they mean, and where they go on a staff. You can have someone teach you or you can teach yourself from a book. It just depends on which you would prefer and which you think would be easier for you.
To transpose music for trumpet, you need to read the music in a different key than written. For example, if the music is written for a different instrument like a piano, you would need to play it in a key that works for the trumpet. This involves understanding the transposition rules for the trumpet and adjusting the notes accordingly.
Learning how to read music isn't that hard. You should try your local community college and see if they have an courses in music theory that you could audit. You could also try your local library which would probably have many books on how to learn to read music. There are also plenty of online resources like http://datadragon.com/education/reading/ that are pretty easy and offer step by step instructions for everything you'll need to learn to read music.
If you’re unable to read the sheet music, I would personally look into buying a method book, as they usually will teach you how to read the sheet music and play the instrument.
5% can read music.