1. The Beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you.
- BB King

2. Musical Vocabulary – Unit 1
Accidentals
Sharp
Flat
Natural
Key/Key Signature
Circle of Fifths
Order of Sharps/Flats
Interval
Triad
7th Chord
Rhythm
Meter/Time Signature
Staff
Grand Staff
Treble Clef
Bass Clef
Note Names (a-g)
Ledger Lines
Enharmonic Notes
Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Whole Notes, and Eighth Notes
Measure
Barline/Double Barline

3. The Staff is like a blank piece of notebook paper
Notes are written on a staff
They tell the musician what to play
Notes can go “on the line” or “in the spaces”
All notes have names
Letters of the alphabet a-g
The letters are different based on what clef appears at the beginning of the staff

4. Treble Clef
“G” Clef – the swirl inside of the clef wraps around the G line
Every Good Boy Does Fine for the lines
Any acronym is fine, as long as it spells EGBDF
The spaces spell FACE
Ascending: Alphabetical Order (A-G)
Descending: Reverse Alphabetical order

6. “F” Clef – the symbol has two dots that appear on either side of the F line
Good Boys Deserve Fun Always for the lines
Any acronym is fine, as long as it spells GBDFA
All Cows Eat Grass for the spaces
Same rules Ascending and Descending as the treble clef
Low instruments use this clef the most
Bass Clef

8. Treble Vs Bass Clef
Bass Clef
Treble Clef