Music Reading

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Music Reading

• Treble Clef
• Bass Clef
• Alto Clef

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Which Clef Do You Read In?

• Treble Clef - flute, clarinet, saxes, trumpets,
  french horns, bells/mallets, baritone TC, violins
• Bass Clef - trombone, tuba, bass, cello, bassoon,
  baritone
• Alto Clef - viola

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Lines and Spaces

• Every Clef has 5 lines and 4 spaces
• Lines are numbered from bottom to top (1-5)
• Spaces are numbered from bottom to top (1-4)

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Lines - Treble Clef

• In Treble Clef, the lines are named
• E, G, B, D, F from bottom to top
• Every Good Boy Does Fine
• Even George Bush Drives Fast
• Empty Garbage Before Dad Flips

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Spaces - Treble Clef

• The 4 spaces of treble clef spell
• FACE
• From bottom to top

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Lines - Bass Clef

• In Bass Clef, the lines are named
• G, B, D, F, A from bottom to top
• Good Boys Do Fine Always
• George Bush Drives Fast Always
• Great Big Dogs Fight Animals

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Spaces - Bass Clef

• The 4 spaces of bass clef are
• All Cows Eat Grass
• All Cars Eat Gas
• Adam Cant Eat Garbage

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Lines - Alto Clef

• In Alto Clef, the lines are named
• F, A, C, E, G from bottom to top
• Sentences are sometimes used to memorize the note
  names
• Fat Animals Can Eat Garbage
• FACE - G

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Spaces - Alto Clef

• The 4 spaces of alto clef are
• GBDF
• Great Big Dogs Fight
• Grandma Buys Delightful Fruit

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Musical Alphabet

• Notes follow the alphabet from bottom to top on a
  staff (ABCDEFGetc)

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Musical Alphabet - Leger Linesabove and below
the staff

• Notes above or below the staff continue to follow
  the alphabet--use the backwards alphabet to
  figure out notes below the staff
• (G F E D C B A)

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What Do You Remember?

• A Staff has _____ lines and _____spaces
• Lines and Spaces are numbered 1-5 from
  ____________ to _______________
• Name 3 clefs

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What Do You Remember?

• Name the Lines of Treble Clef
• Name the spaces of Treble Clef
• Name the lines of Bass Clef
• Name the spaces of Bass Clef

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What Do You Remember?

• Name the Lines of Alto Clef
• Name the Spaces of Alto Clef

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What Do You Remember?

• Name a sentence to remember the Lines in your
  clef
• Name a sentence (or word) to remember the Spaces
  in your clef

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What Do You Remember?

• Say the MUSICAL ALPHABET
• Say the MUSICAL ALPHABET backwards

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Practice - Treble Clef

• Name Notes

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Practice - Bass Clef

• Name Notes

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Practice - Alto Clef

• Name Notes

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Practice - All Clefs (name notes)
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On-Line Note Practice

• Note-Reading Practice (online)