how did you start reading notes for classical guitar?

[stubthumbs]

hello everyone
im just curious on how you all learned how to read notes.

i learned to read notes a totally different way than others and im just wondering how a typical classical guitarist learns how to read notes. :?: :?: :?: :?:

i played violin for about 6 years before starting classical guitar, and just played whatever music i had for violin on my guitar. i just kinda played how it would sound out, and relate where the note is on the fret board. very tedious, but with much perseverence, it worked! i can site read music well right now, but how did u learn??

post ur experiences!

[Olly]

I have had my guitar for 3 days now, and i can understand tabs (kinda), but how on earth am i meant to leanr notation - it looks impossible!!!

I am gonna have a few lessons to teach me the basics and then I will probably buy a book or two from this site...

However, are there any sneaky ways to understanding how to read notation, or is it from just practice practice practice?

All comments wud be appreciated

[chaz]

Same here, ST. I played violin in school, then i just went from there. Playing violin allowed myself the ability to learn on my own for a long while.

-Chaz

[Rex]

I learned to read music in grade school in music class. The entire class had small plastic recorders. Started guitar lessons at 10. Took up mandolin at 31 and violin at 35. Gave up on violin two years later, wanted to focus on playing guitar and mandolin well. I have always been glad I made the effort to learn to read standard notation. It opens up a whole world of music to you. It allows me to play with other musicians better and to also perform pieces that I am familiar with but do not have memorized. I have never learned to read tab and never will. I am now 42.

[pmremes]

you know i learned to read notes for guitar with a beginners book, the christopher parkening one, where each string is introduced, and you see where it is on the ledger, and after a while it just kind of becomes second nature that such a note means press in such a spot. although it took a long time to figure out where the same notes were on the second and third positions, that was really tedious for me. i would have to play the note in the first position than experiment until i found the same sound further down the fretboard. it all took a long time but i'm happy i did it.

phil