Music Reading

Treble Clef

Bass Clef

Alto Clef

Which Clef Do You Read In?

Treble Clef - flute, clarinet, saxes, trumpets, french horns, bells/mallets, baritone TC, violins

Bass Clef - trombone, tuba, bass, cello, bassoon, baritone

Alto Clef - viola

Lines and Spaces

Every Clef has 5 lines and 4 spaces Lines are numbered from bottom to top

(1-5) Spaces are numbered from bottom to top

(1-4)

Lines - Treble Clef

In Treble Clef, the lines are named

E, G, B, D, F from bottom to top

“Every Good Boy Does Fine” “Even George Bush Drives Fast” “Empty Garbage Before Dad Flips”

Spaces - Treble Clef

The 4 spaces of treble clef spell

FACE

From bottom to top

Lines - Bass Clef

In Bass Clef, the lines are named

G, B, D, F, A from bottom to top

“Good Boys Do Fine Always” “George Bush Drives Fast Always” “Great Big Dogs Fight Animals”

Spaces - Bass Clef

The 4 spaces of bass clef are

“All Cows Eat Grass”

“All Cars Eat Gas”

“Adam Can’t Eat Garbage”

Lines - Alto Clef

In Alto Clef, the lines are named

F, A, C, E, G from bottom to top Sentences are sometimes used to

memorize the note names “Fat Animals Can Eat Garbage” “FACE - G”

Spaces - Alto Clef

The 4 spaces of alto clef are

GBDF

“Great Big Dogs Fight”

“Grandma Buys Delightful Fruit”

Musical Alphabet

Notes follow the alphabet from bottom to top on a staff (ABCDEFG…etc)

Musical Alphabet - Leger Linesabove and below the staff Notes above or below the staff continue to

follow the alphabet--use the backwards alphabet to figure out notes below the staff

(G F E D C B A)

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What Do You Remember?

A Staff has _____ lines and _____spaces

Lines and Spaces are numbered 1-5 from ____________ to _______________

Name 3 clefs

What Do You Remember?

Name the Lines of Treble Clef

Name the spaces of Treble Clef

Name the lines of Bass Clef

Name the spaces of Bass Clef

What Do You Remember?

Name the Lines of Alto Clef

Name the Spaces of Alto Clef

What Do You Remember?

Name a sentence to remember the Lines in your clef

Name a sentence (or word) to remember the Spaces in your clef

What Do You Remember?

Say the MUSICAL ALPHABET

Say the MUSICAL ALPHABET backwards

Practice - Treble Clef

Name Notes:

Practice - Bass Clef

Name Notes:

Practice - Alto Clef

Name Notes:

Practice - All Clefs (name notes)

On-Line Note Practice

Note-Reading Practice (online)