Download Unit 2: The Staff, Notes, and Pitches

Unit 2: The Staff, Notes, and Pitches
The Staff
 Music is written on a STAFF of five lines and four spaces in
between
 Music notes are oval-shaped symbols that are placed ON the
lines and IN the spaces (note how it is worded)
 They represent musical sounds, called PITCHES
 The lines are numbered from bottom to top:
1
2
5
4
3
 The spaces between the lines are also numbered from bottom to
top:
1
2
3
4
 If the notes appear HIGHER on the staff, they sound HIGHER in
pitch
 If the notes appear LOWER on the staff, they sound LOWER in
pitch
Exercises:
 On the staff, mark an X in the following locations:
X
Line 3
Space 2
Space 1
Line 4
Line 1
Space 3
Space 4
Line 2
Line 5
Treble Clef and Staff
 Music notes are named after the first seven letters of the
alphabet, A B C D E F G
 By their position on the staff, they can represent the entire
range of musical sound
 CLEF signs help us to organize the staff so notes can be easily
read
Treble Clef and Staff
 The TREBLE CLEF is used for notes in the higher pitch
ranges
 The treble (or G CLEF) has evolved from a stylized letter G:
 The curl of the treble clef circles the line on which the note G is
placed. This is G above MIDDLE C (the C nearest the middle
of the keyboard)
Notes of the Treble Staff
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
Notes of the Treble Staff
F
A
C
E
Notes of the Treble Staff
E
G
B
D
F
“Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge”
Bass Clef and Staff
 The BASS CLEF is used for notes in the lower pitch ranges
 The bass(or F CLEF) has evolved from a stylized letter F:
 The curl of the bass clef circles the line on which the note F is
placed. This is F below MIDDLE C (the C nearest the middle of
the keyboard)
Notes of the Bass Staff
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
Notes of the Bass Staff
A
C
E
“All Cows Eat Grass”
G
Notes of the Bass Staff
G
B
D
F
“Good Boys Do Fine Always”
A
The Grand Staff
 Connected by a brace and a line
 Two lines combine to form the GRAND STAFF
 Mostly for piano and other barred instruments (xylophone,
etc.)
 When seen in music, it is read as ONE line of music, even
though it is two STAVES (plural form of staff)
Ledger Lines: the Middle Notes
 Ledger lines are short lines added to extend the range of the
staff when the notes are too low or too high to be written on
the staff:
Ledger line
B
C
D
The notes in the middle of
the staff are B, C, and D
Ledger Lines: the Middle Notes
B
C
D
The notes in the are written
differently but sound the
same
Write the Letter Names of the Notes:
Write the Letter Names of the Notes:
Write the notes indicated by the clefs and
letter names in TWO places on the grand
staff. Use ledger lines where necessary:
C
B
D
C
B
D
E
G