Reading notes on the staff Notation Reading notes on the staff

The Staff Music is written on a staff. A Staff consists of 5 lines equally spaced. This is a staff.

The Staff The distance between any two lines on a staff is called a space. How many spaces are there on a staff? When numbering lines and spaces, always begin with the lowest line or space and count up.

Notation Notes are placed in the lines and in the spaces of the staff to make music. This is a line note This is a space note

The musical alphabet The first 7 letters of the alphabet are used in naming the lines and spaces of both clefs. A B C D E F G

The Treble Staff What is this? When you add a treble clef to a staff, it is called the treble staff.

The Treble Staff The names of the space notes in the treble staff spell FACE.

The Treble Staff You can remember the names of the 5 lines in the treble clef with the sentence, “Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge”!

The Bass Staff What is this? When you add a bass clef to a staff, it is called the bass staff.

The Bass Staff The names of the space notes in the bass staff spell ACE-G. You can remember the names of the space notes in the bass clef with the sentence All Cows Eat Grass

The Bass Staff Remember the names of the line notes of the bass clef with “Good Boys Do Fine Always”!

Notation

Notation Each name on the staff corresponds to a musical note on an instrument.

Practice naming notes

Let’s practice naming the bass clef notes.