Building Blocks: Writing Music Down (Patreon)

Long before we had CDs or MP3s, the only way to keep a record of a piece of music was to write it down, and even today, musical notation still gives us a level of precision and control that's hard to match. But how does it work? How do a bunch of dots and lines turn into beautiful songs? Well, it's actually pretty simple! There's a couple rules you have to learn, but once you try it, it may surprise you how quickly you can pick it up.  Check it out!