Learn the staff: five lines and four spaces
Read notes from bottom to top
Remember the treble clef for the right hand
Remember the bass clef for the left hand
Memorize line and space note names
Identify middle C as the reference note
Learn ledger lines above and below the staff
Recognize note values: whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth
Count rests as silence for the same note values
Understand time signatures
Count beats in each measure
Learn key signatures and sharps or flats
Recognize accidentals: sharp, flat, natural
Read rhythm by combining note value and time signature
Practice sight-reading simple pieces
Use finger numbers for each hand
Keep a steady tempo while reading
Practice hands separately first
Then practice hands together
Start with easy songs and gradually increase difficulty
Review scales and intervals to improve note recognition