Reading Bass Clef

Staff Music is written on a staff. A staff is a set of five lines. The plural form of staff is staves.

Barlines and Measures The staff is separated into smaller equal sections by bar lines. Barline The distance between the barlines is called a measure. Measure

Double Barline A double bar line is a normal barline immediately followed by a thicker line. It signifies the end of a piece of music. Double Barline

Quick Review A B C Staff Barlines Double Barline Measure D

Clef Sign A clef sign is a symbol found at the beginning of every line of music that tells you how to read the music. There are four different clefs. o Treble o Alto o Tenor o Bass This means there are four different ways to read music.

Bass Clef Bass Clef (also called F Clef) is used for instruments that play middle to extremely low notes. o Piano o Tuba o Bassoon o Trombone o Bass Clarinet o Bass o Cello

Drawing a Bass Clef Follow along on the board step by step Practice drawing 40 Bass Clefs on your own on the staff paper provided.

Lines and Spaces Reading music begins with determining if the note is on a space or line If the note is being cut in half by a line, it s a line note. There are five lines

Lines and Spaces Notes that are in a space sit between two lines. There are four spaces

Quick Review Line/Space

Individual Practice Work individually on the worksheet provided, put an “S” for space or an “L” for line

Reading Bass Clef When a bass clef is at the beginning of a piece of music it determines the name of every line and space note. The names of the lines and spaces will NOT change unless the clef changes. Earlier we learned treble clef, but we are changing to bass clef. Since our clef has changed, so will the names of our lines and spaces.

Bass Clef Lines G F B D A G ood B oys D o F ine A lways

Bass Clef Spaces A C E G All Cows Eat Grass All Cars Eat Gas

Bass Clef Lines AND Spaces A C E G G F B D A Notice, there is a line “G” and a space “G” What other note has a line and a space of the same name? A

Quick Review CFG EB

Individual Practice One the worksheet provided, give the name of each bass clef note.