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 Lines
above 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)