Note Naming
What is the name of the note on the top line of the staff? Both Treble and Bass Clef!
Treble Clef: F
Bass Clef: A
What is an accidental?
A sharp, flat or natural in a measure of music.
What do key signatures tell us about the music
Which notes to play flat or sharp in a piece
Why do we use ledger lines?
To reach notes higher or lower than the staff.
What is the name of the note that is on the second space in your staff? Both Treble and Bass Clef!
Treble: A
Bass: C
Which accidental raises a note up a half step?
Sharp (#)
Eb
What are the treble and bass clef notes right above the top line of the staff?
Treble: G
Bass: B
What are the notes on the lines from bottom to top? Both Treble and Bass Clef (use your strategies!)
Treble: E G B D F
Bass: G B D F A
Name all notes in this measure (on the board)
D, B, Db, Db, Db whole note
Name the note on the board.
G#
If we are trying to find ledger line notes below the staff, what strategy can we use if we don't know the note?
Start from the lowest note you know, then walk backwards down the alphabet, alternating between line and spaces.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
Name all four notes in this measure. (see the board)
G#, Cb, G natural, Cb
Name the note on the board.
C
What are the treble and bass clef notes one ledger line under the staff?
Treble: C
Bass: E
Treble: F A C E (rhymes with space!)
Bass: All Cows Eat Grass
Which notes does an accidental affect in a measure?
The note it is on and all other notes of that same name in the measure.
Name the note on the board.
D#
What are the treble and bass clef notes right above one ledger line above the staff?
Treble: B
Bass: D