I kinda know how to read sheet music, I know all the notes and everything anyway. What I have trouble with is the speed at which I play. How do I know how fast to play a song? I know it gives the 4/4 or 4/3 or whatever number is at the beginning of the sheet, but I don’t really know how to put that into a speed.
If anyone could help me out that would be great thanks!
The 4/4 and 4/3 are not a speed mark. They are the time signatures, which show how many beats in a measure, (top number) and what the beat is equal to (4 being quarter note, 3 being dotted quarter, etc.) The speed is either a word at the beginning, like fast, slow, andante, allegretto, or it would be left out, in which case it is up to your musical discretion and the feel of the song. Every song is different.