Bass Clef Staff

Musical Symbols

100

What are the seven letters of the musical alphabet?

A, B, C, D, E, F, and G

200

Can notes extend above and below the staff?

Yes, notes can extend above and below the staff

300

Is the bass clef used for higher or lower pitched voices and instruments?

Lower pitched voices and instruments

400

What is the name of the symbol written at the beginning of a piece of music that assigns letter names to the lines and spaces of the staff?

Clef

500

What is the purpose of a clef?

The purpose of a clef is to assign letter names to the lines and spaces of the staff.

Bass Clef Lines

100

What is the letter name for the 4th line of the bass clef staff? (Remember numbers go from bottom to top)

F

200

What is the letter name for the 1st line of the bass clef staff? (Remember numbers go from bottom to top)

G

300

What is the letter name for the 5th line of the bass clef staff? (Remember numbers go from bottom to top)

A

400

What is the letter name for the 2nd line of the bass clef staff? (Remember numbers go from bottom to top)

B

500

What is the letter name for the 3rd line of the bass clef staff? (Remember numbers go from bottom to top)

D

Bass Clef Spaces

100

What is the letter name for the 2nd space of the bass clef staff? (Remember numbers go from bottom to top)

C

200

What is the letter name for the 4th space of the bass clef staff? (Remember numbers go from bottom to top)

G

300

What is the letter name for the 1st space of the bass clef staff? (Remember numbers go from bottom to top)

A

400

What is the letter name for the 3rd space of the bass clef staff? (Remember numbers go from bottom to top)

E

500

What is the letter name for the space above the top line of the bass clef staff?

B

Lines and Spaces

100

What are the five lines and four spaces where music is written called?

Staff

200

What is the saying used to remember the spaces of the bass clef staff?

All Cows Eat Grass

300

What is the saying used to remember the lines of the bass clef staff?

Great Big Dragons Fly Around

400

If a line goes through the middle of a notehead, is the note on a line or in a space?

On a line

500

If a notehead is between two lines, is the note on a line or in a space?

In a space