1. How to Read Music
Treble clef notes

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3. =========== & All music is written on, above, or below a staff.
This is a staff.
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A staff is 5 parallel lines.
This is a treble clef.
It goes onto the staff like this.
It tells us that the notes on the staff are the high notes.
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4. =========== & All notes have names.
The note names are only one letter.
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They are the first 7 letters of the alphabet. A E C G B D F
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5. =========== & The notes go in alphabetical order going up the staff. G
Once you get to “G” you go back to “A”.
That means that note names are used more than once.
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6. =========== & Let’s look at the notes on the lines.
These notes have a line going through the middle of them.
Their names are: E G B D F
They go onto the staff like this:
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7. We use a sentence to help remember the notes on the lines.
The first letter of each word begins with a note name.
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& F D B G E
Every
Every
We use the sentence to remember the notes like this:
Good
Girl
Boy or
Buys
Try to remember one of these sentences.
Does
Designer
Fine
Fashions
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8. Now lets look at the notes in the spaces between the lines.
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The names of these notes are: F A C E
They spell the word FACE.
They go onto the staff like this:
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9. For notes above or below the staff, sometimes a ledger line is used.
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Ledger lines look like this:
Ledger lines are used to keep track of how far away from the staff a note is.
Notes can go on or in-between ledger lines.
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10. The shape of a note tells how many counts to hold the note out.
The kind (shape) of notes also have names.
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& w
This is a whole note:
It is held out for 4 counts.
This is a half note: h
It is held out for 2 counts.
This is a quarter note: q
It is held out for 1 count.
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11. =========== & Q Q Q Q Q q q q q
Let’s see how the notes look on the staff!
We’ll use a quarter note for this.
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& Q Q Q Q Q q q q q F G A B C D E F E
Here are the names of these notes:
On the lines.
Here are the names of these notes:
In the spaces.
Together, they are in alphabetical order.
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12. =========== & Q Q Q Q Q Q q q q q q q q
Here is how the notes go above and below the staff. Q
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& Q Q Q Q Q q q q q q q q F G A B C D E F G
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Use the alphabet going forward for the notes above the staff.
Use the alphabet backwards for the notes below the staff.
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13. =========== & Q Q Q Q Q q q q q Let’s review what we learned! F G A BC D E F E
Use one of the sentences for notes on the lines:
Every Good Boy Does Fine
Every Girl Buys Designer Fashions
For notes in a space, spell the word FACE. or
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