Jeff A. answered 05/26/20
Professional Music Theory Help by University Lecturer, 29 years exp.
Something black and white and read all over? ;-) Seriously, there are many things you could notice first because there are many elements to a sheet of music. At the top center is a title and perhaps a subtitle. To the right or left are the names of the composer, arranger, and/or lyricist. The bottom is reserved for the copyright notice. In between is a virtual ocean of information - clefs, meters, tempo marks, notes, articulations, expressions, measures, barlines, repeat signs, dynamics, lyrics, and more! Music notation has evolved over hundreds and hundreds of years to become a really refined and standardized communicator of musical sound.