1. Bell Ringer  What are the letters of the Music Alphabet?  What are the letter names of the notes on the SPACES of a Treble Clef Staff?  What are the letter names of the notes on the LINES of a Treble Clef Staff?

2.  I can draw a Bass Clef on a staff.  I can identify the letter names of notes on a Bass Clef staff.  I can explain what a Grand Staff is.

3.  A clef appears at the beginning of each staff. The clef shown here is a bass clef.

4.  Complete # 1 on the worksheet entitled The Staff – Bass Clef  Read all instructions carefully  Use the example at the top of the page to guide you.  Do NOT go on to the next questions, yet.

5.  …is only seven (7) letters.  A,B,C,D,E,F,G

6.  Notes shown on lines … and spaces

7.  The letter names of the SPACES are A,C,E,G (“All Cows Eat Grass”)  The letter names of the LINES are G,B,D,F,A (“Great Big Dogs Fight Always”)

8.  Complete the worksheet entitled The Staff – Bass Clef  Follow all directions  Do NOT talk during this activity  Raise you hand if you have a question  This should be completed in approx. 10 minutes

9. The grand staff is created by joining the treble staff and bass staff with a brace and bar line.

10.  Can you draw a Bass Clef on a staff?  What are the notes of the SPACES of a Bass Clef Staff?  What are the notes of the LINES of a Bass Clef Staff? HOMEWORK: Complete the worksheet entitled “The Grand Staff” This is due at the BEGINNING of CLASS TOMORROW

11.  Can you come up with you own mnemonic devices for the note names?  Treble: F,A,C,E & E,G,B,D,F  Bass: A,C,E,G & G,B,D,F,A