Transcript Music Reading - Thurgood Marshall Middle School

Music Reading
Treble Clef
Bass Clef
Alto Clef
Which Clef Do You Read In?
Treble Clef - flute, clarinet, saxes,
trumpets, french horns, bells/mallets,
baritone TC, violins
 Bass Clef - trombone, tuba, bass, cello,
bassoon, baritone
 Alto Clef - viola
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Lines and Spaces
Every Clef has 5 lines and 4 spaces
 Lines are numbered from bottom to top
(1-5)
 Spaces are numbered from bottom to top
(1-4)
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Lines - Treble Clef
In Treble Clef, the lines are named
E, G, B, D, F from bottom to top
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“Every Good Boy Does Fine”
 “Even George Bush Drives Fast”
 “Empty Garbage Before Dad Flips”
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Spaces - Treble Clef
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The 4 spaces of treble clef spell
FACE
From bottom to top
Lines - Bass Clef
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In Bass Clef, the lines are named
G, B, D, F, A from bottom to top
 “Good Boys Do Fine Always”
 “George Bush Drives Fast Always”
 “Great Big Dogs Fight Animals”
Spaces - Bass Clef
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The 4 spaces of bass clef are
“All Cows Eat Grass”
“All Cars Eat Gas”
“Adam Can’t Eat Garbage”
Lines - Alto Clef
In Alto Clef, the lines are named
F, A, C, E, G from bottom to top
 Sentences are sometimes used to
memorize the note names
 “Fat Animals Can Eat Garbage”
 “FACE - G”
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Spaces - Alto Clef
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The 4 spaces of alto clef are
GBDF
“Great Big Dogs Fight”
“Grandma Buys Delightful Fruit”
Musical Alphabet
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Notes follow the alphabet from bottom to
top on a staff (ABCDEFG…etc)
Musical Alphabet - Leger Lines
above and below the staff
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Notes above or below the staff continue to
follow the alphabet--use the backwards
alphabet to figure out notes below the staff
(G F E D C B A)
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What Do You Remember?
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A Staff has _____ lines and _____spaces
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Lines and Spaces are numbered 1-5 from
____________ to _______________
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Name 3 clefs
What Do You Remember?
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Name the Lines of Treble Clef
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Name the spaces of Treble Clef
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Name the lines of Bass Clef
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Name the spaces of Bass Clef
What Do You Remember?
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Name the Lines of Alto Clef
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Name the Spaces of Alto Clef
What Do You Remember?
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Name a sentence to remember the Lines in your clef
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Name a sentence (or word) to remember the Spaces in your clef
What Do You Remember?
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Say the MUSICAL ALPHABET
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Say the MUSICAL ALPHABET backwards
Practice - Treble Clef
Name Notes:
Practice - Bass Clef
Name Notes:
Practice - Alto Clef
Name Notes:
Practice - All Clefs
(name notes)
On-Line Note Practice
Note-Reading Practice (online)