THE MUSICAL STAFF HOW DOES THE STAFF TELL

THE MUSICAL ALPHABET • BEFORE LOOKING AT THE STAFF WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT

• THE STAFF IS A SYSTEM OF 5 LINES AND 4 SPACES •

• THIS IS THE TREBLE CLEF • ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRIC GUITAR MUSIC IS

• THE TREBLE CLEF ALSO TELLS US THAT THE LETTER NAMES OF THE

E F C B G A DE F What do you notice about the

• THIS IS THE NOTE E. IT LIVES ON THE TOP SPACE OF

• THIS IS THE NOTE F. IT LIVES ON THE TOP LINE OF

• THIS IS THE NOTE G. IT LIVES JUST ABOVE THE TOP LINE

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THE MUSICAL STAFF HOW DOES THE STAFF TELL US WHAT NOTES TO PLAY?

THE MUSICAL ALPHABET • BEFORE LOOKING AT THE STAFF WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT MUSIC IS MADE UP OF PITCHES. EACH PITCH IS NAMED BASED OFF OF THE FIRST SEVEN LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET. • THESE LETTERS WOULD BE A, B, C, D, E, F, AND G • THESE LETTERS CONTINUOUSLY REPEAT GETTING HIGHER AND HIGHER. • THE LETTER NAME OF A NOTE TELLS US WHAT THE NOTE SOUNDS LIKE, THE TYPE OF NOTE (QUARTER, HALF, ETC. ) TELLS US

• THE STAFF IS A SYSTEM OF 5 LINES AND 4 SPACES • EACH LINE OR SPACE REPRESENTS A LETTER OF THE MUSICAL ALPHABET • A SYMBOL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STAFF CALLED A CLEF WILL TELL US WHAT LETTER EACH LINE AND SPACE REPRESENTS

• THIS IS THE TREBLE CLEF • ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRIC GUITAR MUSIC IS WRITTEN USING THE TREBLE CLEF • THE TREBLE CLEF TELLS US THAT THE LETTER NAMES OF THE LINES FROM BOTTOM TO TOP ARE: E, G, B, D, AND F. • WE CAN REMEMBER THIS BY REMEMBERING: EVERY GOOD BOY DOES FINE

• THE TREBLE CLEF ALSO TELLS US THAT THE LETTER NAMES OF THE SPACES ARE F, A, C AND E. • WE CAN REMEMBER THESE BY REMEMBERING THAT THEY SPELL THE WORD FACE

E G B D F F A C E

E F C B G A DE F What do you notice about the letters as they go up the staff?

• WHAT LETTER NAME WOULD THIS NOTE BE?

• THIS IS THE NOTE E. IT LIVES ON THE TOP SPACE OF THE TREBLE CLEF STAFF • THIS IS THE NOTE THAT YOUR 1 ST STRING SOUNDS WHEN IT IS PLAYED OPEN (WITHOUT PUSHING DOWN ON THE STRING)

• LETS PLAY THIS ON THE GUITAR!

• WHAT LETTER NAME WOULD THIS NOTE BE?

• THIS IS THE NOTE F. IT LIVES ON THE TOP LINE OF THE TREBLE CLEF STAFF • THIS IS THE NOTE THAT YOUR 1 ST STRING SOUNDS WHEN IT IS PLAYED ON THE 1 ST FRET • WE USE THE POINTER FINGER (1 ST FINGER) ON OUR LEFT HAND TO PUSH DOWN ON THE STRING

• LETS PLAY THIS ON THE GUITAR!

• WHAT LETTER NAME WOULD THIS NOTE BE?

• THIS IS THE NOTE G. IT LIVES JUST ABOVE THE TOP LINE OF THE TREBLE CLEF STAFF • THIS IS THE NOTE THAT YOUR 1 ST STRING SOUNDS WHEN IT IS PLAYED ON THE 3 RD FRET • WE USE THE RING FINGER (3 RD FINGER) ON OUR LEFT HAND TO PUSH DOWN ON

• LETS PLAY THIS ON THE GUITAR!