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

2. 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 HOW LONG THE NOTE WILL SOUND FOR.

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. E G B D F F A C E

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

8. WHAT LETTER NAME WOULD THIS NOTE BE?

9. 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)

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12. WHAT LETTER NAME WOULD THIS NOTE BE?

13. 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

14. LETS PLAY THIS ON THE GUITAR!

18. WHAT LETTER NAME WOULD THIS NOTE BE?

19. 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 THE STRING

20. LETS PLAY THIS ON THE GUITAR!