Reading notation is the same as reading. Children's first lesson in elementary school starts with literacy, and then they learn about sentences, punctuation, and phrases... Later, they will be able to understand a short story and feel the plot of the story.

Reading music is an introductory education for children who are beginning to learn music. From knowing the various notes at the beginning, to distinguishing the names of the various notes on different staff positions, the time values indicated by the notes and rests, etc. It is necessary to develop a strict and accurate reading habit at the beginning of learning the piano, which will be very important for the future. To become a high-level performer, it is indispensable.

In the process of reading scores, there are often two "blockers", one is "careless" and the other is "afraid of difficulties". The process of reading notation is actually a process of cultivating children's perseverance. Due to the laxness in reading notation, it often affects the development of children's music. Just take the following three aspects as an example to talk about the importance of accurate reading.

(1) Fingering

Beginners learn guzheng, although the music is very shallow, but they must develop the habit of practicing strictly according to the fingerings on the score. These fingerings are scientifically and well-founded by predecessors. Good fingering conforms to natural physiological conditions and can play musical phrases smoothly.

Children often don't pay attention to the fingerings in the etudes or music, can't find the regularity, and play at will. In severe cases, the playing often interrupts and stutters.

(2) rest character

Children often "eat" the rests when they play. It is necessary to know that musical language is composed of two basic elements, the sound and the rest. However, in the eyes of some children, it seems that music is only produced from the notes, and the rests are Dispensable, this understanding is incorrect.

Rests are part of the whole of the music, and they play a big role. Sometimes it intensifies the tension of the composition, sometimes it means a momentary silence, sometimes a pause in sound rather than a cessation of movement.

Therefore, I hope that children must understand all kinds of rests, such as full rests, quarter rests, eighth rests, etc. The rests that appear in the progress of the music should be recognized as a part of the whole music, whether they express intervals, interruptions, breaks... And use your ears to hear the rests in action.

(3) Rhythm and beat

I often hear teachers comment on the students' performance that "the rhythm is unstable and the tempo is not accurate", "the performance of the music is too rigid", and "the emotions are not vivid"... These shortcomings are not only the lack of a deep understanding of the nature of the music itself, but also the lack of understanding of the rhythm and rhythm. The knowledge of beats and their functions and characteristics in the music are not understood enough, and the mastery is not good.

Therefore, when we read the score, we must carefully study the nature of the work, combine the music, and find an accurate and flexible rhythm law.