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 n Bass Clef - trombone, tuba, bass, cello, bassoon, baritone n Alto Clef - viola n

Lines and Spaces Every Clef has 5 lines and 4 spaces n Lines are numbered from bottom to top (1 -5) n Spaces are numbered from bottom to top (1 -4) n

Lines - Treble Clef In Treble Clef, the lines are named E, G, B, D, F from bottom to top n “Every Good Boy Does Fine” n “Even George Bush Drives Fast” n “Empty Garbage Before Dad Flips” n

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

Lines - Bass Clef n 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 n 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 n Sentences are sometimes used to memorize the note names n “Fat Animals Can Eat Garbage” n “FACE - G” n

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

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

Musical Alphabet - Leger Lines above and below the staff n 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)

What Do You Remember? n A Staff has _____ lines and _____spaces n Lines and Spaces are numbered 1 -5 from ______ to ________ n Name 3 clefs

What Do You Remember? n Name the Lines of Treble Clef n Name the spaces of Treble Clef n Name the lines of Bass Clef n Name the spaces of Bass Clef

What Do You Remember? n Name the Lines of Alto Clef n Name the Spaces of Alto Clef

What Do You Remember? n Name a sentence to remember the Lines in your clef n Name a sentence (or word) to remember the Spaces in your clef

What Do You Remember? n 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)