1. Music Reading 101
Clefs and Note Names

2. It can repeat itself over and over, starting on any letter.
The Music Alphabet:
A B C D E F G
It can repeat itself over and over, starting on any letter.

3. The Staff
5 lines, 4 spaces

4. What note is this?

5. A clef tells the musician what notes are on each of the lines and spaces.

6. G clef, or “treble clef” tells us where G is.
It looks like it comes from a fancy G.

7. The treble clef circles around the second line. That line is G.
A note on the second line is called G.

8. You can figure out the notes in either direction based on the order of the musical alphabet.

9. If the notes move down, move backwards in the musical alphabet.G F E D

10. F clef, or “bass clef” tells us where F is
F clef, or “bass clef” tells us where F is. Bass clef notes are lower than treble clef notes.

11. The bass clef’s dots are around the fourth line. That line is F.
A note on the fourth line is called F.

12. Just like with treble clef, you can figure out the notes in either direction based on the order of the musical alphabet. F E D C C

13. Higher notes (treble) – soprano and alto
Grand Staff
Higher notes (treble) – soprano and alto
Bass notes (lower) -
tenor and bass
When both clefs are together, it is called the grand staff. This is how most of our music is presented.