To learn how to play a piece of music you will need to understand what the signs and symbols are telling you to do, as well as being able to read the notes and rhythms. Understanding musical signs ...

A curved line above or below a group of notes tells you those notes should be played legato – smoothly, with no gaps between the notes. A slur is a legato line over a few notes which means they ...

Your experience with chord symbols will likely be informed by the ... the symbol is usually written above the musical stave.