Although many people can create music easily enough on their

computers, not as many can read the traditional stave-and-dots notation

that have been in use for hundreds of years.

In less than half an hour, you can grasp the basics of reading music

in a way that's as natural as putting one foot in front of the

other.

I'd advise either printing out the handout from https://enistello.info or

having it on a screen you can see easily while outdoors. But it's not

essential!

Keep your eyes (and ears) peeled for part two of this series on

Hacker Public Radio, when I'll cover more complex rhythms and you'll

learn a lot more about pitch in written music.

Handout and more information at:

https://enistello.info

The book I mention in this episode is The Songlines, by Bruce

Chatwin, published in 1987, and available from all good bookshops. Don't

buy it from Amazon, it only encourages them.