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Name: _____________________________________
The Staff, Notes, and Pitches
The Staff
Music is written on a STAFF of ____________ lines and ___________ spaces in between.
Music notes are ______________- shaped symbols that are placed ________ the lines and _________
the spaces. They represent musical _______________, called PITCHES.
The lines are numbered from _________________ to ________________. The spaces between the lines
are also numbered ____________________ to ______________.
On the staff, mark an X in the following locations:
Line 3
Line 5
Space 1
Line 2
Space 2
Space 4
Treble Clef and Staff
Music notes are named after the first _______________ letters of the alphabet, A B C D E F G. By their
______________________ on the staff, they can represent the entire ___________________ of musical
sound. _______________ signs help us _____________________ the staff so notes can be easily
____________. The TREBLE CLEF is used for notes in the _________________ pitch ranges. The treble
clef ( or __________ clef) has evolved from a stylized letter G:
The curl of the treble clef circles the line on which the note __________ is placed. This is _________
above Middle _________ (the ______ nearest the middle of the keyboard).
Notes of the Treble Staff
“Every Good Boy _______________ Fudge”
“FACE”
Bass Clef and Staff
The BASS CLEF is used for notes in the _____________ pitch ranges. The bass (or _____ clef) has
evolved from a stylized letter ________:
The curl of the bass clef circles the line on which the note ______ is placed. This is _________ below
middle ______ (the _____ nearest the middle of the keyboard).
“Good Boys Do Fine ____________”
“All Cows ___________ Grass”
The Grand Staff
Connected by a __________ and a ______________. Two lines __________________ to form the Grand
Staff. Mostly for _____________ and other _________________ instruments (xylophone, etc.). When
seen in music, it is read as ______________ line of music, even though it is two ______________ (the
plural of staff.
Ledger Lines
Ledger lines are ___________ lines added to ________________ the range of the staff when the notes
are ________ __________________ or ________ _____________ to be written on the staff.