Q: how/where do i start become musically literate?
A: you could start with the pithces or the rhythms ...... i am biased toward starting with the rhythms because i started much much much much earlier with the rhythms. take 3 of your favorite songs. find the click. 'click' is a studio term for the beat of the song. it's what you would tap your foot to. i would say that would be your first exercise, which you may have aced long ago but i have no way of knowing how far along you are. my next suggestion is to see if you can hear them in groups of 4, throughout the song. most songs work like that .....