Music Reading

1. Music Reading Treble Clef Bass Clef Alto Clef

2. 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

3. 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)

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”

5. Spaces - Treble Clef • The 4 spaces of treble clef spell FACE From bottom to top

6. 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”

7. Spaces - Bass Clef • The 4 spaces of bass clef are “All Cows Eat Grass” “All Cars Eat Gas” “Adam Can’t Eat Garbage”

8. 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”

9. Spaces - Alto Clef • The 4 spaces of alto clef are GBDF “Great Big Dogs Fight” “Grandma Buys Delightful Fruit”

10. Musical Alphabet • Notes follow the alphabet from bottom to top on a staff (ABCDEFG…etc)

11. 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)

12. What Do You Remember? • A Staff has _____ lines and _____spaces • Lines and Spaces are numbered 1-5 from ____________ to _______________ • Name 3 clefs

13. 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

14. What Do You Remember? • Name the Lines of Alto Clef • Name the Spaces of Alto Clef

15. 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

16. What Do You Remember? • Say the MUSICAL ALPHABET • Say the MUSICAL ALPHABET backwards

17. Practice - Treble Clef Name Notes:

18. Practice - Bass Clef Name Notes:

19. Practice - Alto Clef Name Notes:

20. Practice - All Clefs (name notes)

21. On-Line Note Practice Note-Reading Practice (online)