Understand Music with Matias Notation by Edgar Matias (book cover)

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AMAZONBARNES & NOBLE

A better way to read & write music

  • Recognize chords on sight

     

    With Matias notation, you can easily identify chords — the basic building blocks of music — when you see them.

     

  • Minimal instruction

     

    Traditional staff notation takes years of study and practice to master.

     

    Matias notation can be learned in minutes.

     

    It is simple, logical, and easy to understand.

     

  • Very little to memorize

     

    You’ll be amazed at how little memorization is required to get started.

     

    Our ultimate goal is to achieve music literacy for all.

     
LEARN  the  BASICS

Bach Cello Suite №1 Prelude  —  deconstructed

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Matias  notationHebrew – Matias  notation
Sino – Matias  notationVIEW  SAMPLE

 

To read this sheet music, you just need to know the basics.

But if you read the book, you’ll also learn how to spot the chords — and chords are the fundamental building blocks of music.

Giant Steps by John Coltrane  —  the most feared song in Jazz, explained

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THE  COLTRANE  CHANGES

 

If you’re a Jazz fan, Matias notation is tailor‑made for Jazz.

There’s no better proof of that than John Coltrane’s Giant Steps — especially since they’re BOTH based on the circle of fifths.

Read the first chapter of the book (available free) and you will KNOW the circle of fifths — it’s the first step to understanding Coltrane’s iconic Jazz masterpiece.

( and see if you can spot the overlapping fifths that define a major or minor 7th chord )