Lesson 1: The Staff

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The musical staff is made up of five lines and Line 4
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four spaces. Line 3
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Line 2
Space 1
Line 1

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1. Practice drawing a staff by connecting the hyphens.

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2. On this staff, number the lines from low to high.

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3. On this staff, number the spaces from low to high.

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4. Draw a note on each line of the staff below.

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5. Draw a note on each space of the staff below.

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 The Staff - High and Low

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Musical sounds (low or high) are shown by the position of notes on the staff. Notes that are higher on the

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staff have a higher sound or pitch than those that are lower on the staff.

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The first note sounds higher The first note sounds lower
than the second note. than the second note.
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1. Draw a note on the indicated line or space, then circle the highest note you drew on the staff.

Line 3 Line 4 Space 1 Line 5 Line 2 Space 3 Line 1

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2. Use an arrow to indicate whether the second note of each measure sounds higher

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pitch than the first note.

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3. Use the letters H and L to indicate wheather the first note of each measure sounds higher (H) or lower (L)

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in pitch than the first note.

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 The Staff - Treble Clef

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At the beginning of each staff there The treble clef gives establishes
is a clef. The treble clef (also known a landmark on the note G on the
as G clef) looks like this: 2nd line of the treble staff.
To draw the treble clef, draw:
the line and tail the top loop the left loop the right loop the curl

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Notes are named after the first sevel letters of the alphabet (A through G).

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E F G A B C D E F
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1. Try drawing the treble clef sign by tracing over the dotted lines. Then draw five more of your own.

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2. Draw a treble clef at the beginning of the staff. Then write the letter names of each note.

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3. Draw a treble clef at the beginning of the staff. Then draw the notes indicated. If a note can be written on
more than one place on the staff, choose one.

G E B C D B A C D F

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The Staff - Bass Clef

The bass clef (also known as F clef) ? _____

F The bass clef gives a landmark
on the note F on the 4th line of
looks like this:
the bass staff.

To draw the bass clef, draw:

a black dot a curve two dots

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Notes are named after the first seven letters of the alphabet (A through G).

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G A B C D E F G A
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1. Try dawing the bass clef sign by tracing over the dotted lines. Then draw five more of your own.

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2. Draw a bass clef at the beginning of the staff. Then write the letter names of each note.

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3. Draw a treble clef at the beginning of the staff. Then draw the notes indicated. If a note can be written on
more than one place on the staff, choose one.

F G A D F C B G D E

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Lesson 5: Note Reading Worksheet
Treble Clef Line Notes
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B
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Every Good Boy Does Fine

Treble Clef Space Notes

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F A C
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F A C E

Bass Clef Line Notes

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G B D F A

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Great Big Dragons Fly Around

Bass Clef Space Notes

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E
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G
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All Cows Eat Grass

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Please indicate the following notes on the indicated space.

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 Challenge! Please indicate the following notes that lie oustide of the staff.
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