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Staff
Page 1-2
Treble Clef
Page 3-5
Bass Clef
Page 6-8
Treble and Bass Clef Review
Page 9
Ear Training Part 1
Page 10
Note Values
Page 11
Whole Notes
Page 12-13
Half Notes
Page 14-15
Quarter Notes
Page 16-17
Eighth Notes
Page 18-19
Measures and Bar Lines
Page 20
Time Signature
Page 21-24
Rest Values
Page 25-26
Ear Training Part 2
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Staff
·n1e Statf ( plural: staves) is a set of lines and
spaces on which music is writt en.
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The lines and spaces are numbered from
bottom (lowest) to top (highest).
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A Note is a symbol used to represent the duration
and pitch of a sound. Notes appear on the lines and
in the spaces of the staff.
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The higher a note on the staff, the higher it sounds.
The lower a note on the staff, the lower it sounds.
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Notes on the staff correspond with keys on a piano
keyboard, where lower notes are to the left and higher
notes are to the right.
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STUDENT ASSIGNMENT
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Draw a sta.tfby connecting the dots provided.
Number the lines from lowest to highest, then
number the spaces.
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2. Draw notes on the lines and spaces as indicated below the staff. The first one has been done for you.
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3. Circle the higher of the two notes in each exercise. Indicate on which line or in which space each note appears. For
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Sta.ff, Clefs, Notes
The Staff
Before yo u learned ro read, you learned the letters
of the alphabet. Letters are the symbols that make
up words.
can be combined co form music. When you have
learned che symbols of music, you will see how they
are combined to form music.
Learning co read music is the same. Before you can
read music you must learn the symbols of music.
Just as the letters of the alphabet can be combined
co form words and sentences, the symbols of music
The symbols of music are music are placed on , or
between, or near a group of five lines and four
spaces called a staff. A staff usually runs all the way
across a page, like this:
The lines of a staff and the spaces between the lines are numbered, like chis:
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\"'v'rite an x on the correct line, or in the correct space.
Write an x on
the 3rd line
Write an x in
the 4th space
Write an x on
the 1st line
Write an x in
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Write an x on
th e 3rd line
The x is on which line or in which space?
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Just as we read words and semences from left ro right,
we read the symbols of music from left to right on a staff.
The first musical symbol placed at
the left of a staff is called a clef sign.
This def sign is called a treble clef
(pronounced TREH-bul clef).
The treble clef is also known as the G clef.
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treble clef on a staff.
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Treble Clef
A Clef is a symbol at the beginning of the staff that assigns letter names to the individual lines and spaces of the statf.
The first seven letters of the alphabet (A through G) are used to name these lines and spaces.
The Treble Clef (a lso known as the "G" clef) encircles
the second line of the statf and names it ·'G." This G is
,1bove the middle C on a piano keyboard.
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STUDENT ASSIGNMENT
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1. Trace the treble clef and
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2. ·w rite the letter name of each note in the blank provided below it. The first one has been done for you.
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then spell them on the staff using notes. Be sure to draw the treble clef at the beginning of each
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Bass Clef
Another clef sign which can be placed
at the beginning of the staff is called the
bass clef (pronounced the same as the
· word " base"). The bass clef looks like this.
The bass clef is also known as the F clef.
Dot on
4th line
Here's how to draw a
bass clef on a staff.
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Two dots, above and
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The starting dot goes on the 4th line.
The two finishing dots g~ above and below the 4th line.
Trace the first bass clef, then draw five more bass clefs to the right of the first one.
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Bass Clef
·rh e B..1ss Clt!f (.1Iso known .is the ·' F" d,d°) inJicatcs
the fourth line of the statf with a Jot and a colon
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STUDENT ASSIGNMENT
1. Trace the bass clef and draw four
more in the statf provided.
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Write the letter name of each note in the blank provided below it.
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Treble Clef Review
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Listen to the two pitches performed in each listening exercise. If the second pitch is lower than the first pitch, ...,,.
circle Lower. If the second pitch is h igher than the first pitch, circle Higher.
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Note Values
'[he Note Value is the duration or length of a note.
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Stems extend downward on the left side when
the note is on or above the third line on the staff.
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Stems extend upward on the right side when
the note is below the third line on the staff.
The length of a stem is about 31/2 spaces.
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2. Add stems to the following note heads. Write the note name in the blank provided. The first one has been done for you .
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This is a whole note. A whole
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The whole note is che easiest co draw.
Just draw an oval, like rhis.
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Trace che whole note -shown below. Then draw five whole notes co che right of che note yo u craced.
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Circle all the whole notes in the staff below.
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Draw a whole note on the line or in the space shown below.
In the 1st space
On the 3rd line
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On the 5th line
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On which line or in which space have these whole notes been placed?
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Two half notes equal one whole note.
A half n o te lases half as long as a whole note.
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To draw a half note, begin by drawing an oval,
like a whole note. This parr of the note is called
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rhe notehead. If the stem goes up,
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Trace each half note shown below. Then draw three more half notes co che right of each o ne you craced.
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In each of the pairs of examples below, one example is correct and one is incorrect.
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A quarter note looks like chis:
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Two quarter notes equal one half note.
A quarter note lasts half as long as a half note.
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Draw a quarter note on the line or in the space shown below. Make sure the stems go in the correct direction.
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On w hich line or in which space have th ese quarter notes been placed?
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An eighth note looks like chis:
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Two eighth notes equal one quarter note.
A.n eighth note lasts half as long as a quarter note.
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flagpole, don't you chink?)
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Trace each eighth note shown below. Then draw rhree more eighth notes to rhe right of each one you m.ced.
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Draw an eighth note on the line or in the space shown below. 1'.fake sure the stems go in the correct direction.
In the 4th space
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On the 1st line
In the 3rd space
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On which line or in which space have these eighth notes been placed?
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Measures & Bar Lines
Measure
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Music on the staff is divided using Bar Lines. The space
between two bar lines is called a Measure or a Bar.
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Final Bar Line ~
The end of a piece of music is indicated by a Final Bar Line.
It is made up of one thin and one thick bar line. This is
sometimes called a final double bar line.
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Two Measures (Bars)
STU DENT ASSIGNMENT
1. Follow the instructions below to complete this exercise.
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a) How many measures are there in this s t a f f ? - - - - - - - - - b) How many bar lines are there in this statf, including
the final bar line?
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c) Draw two half notes on C in the 1st and 3rd measures.
d) Draw four quarter notes on G in the 2nd and 4th measures.
e) Circle the final bar line.
2. Follow the instructions below to complete this exercise.
a) Draw a bass clef at the beginning of the staff above.
b) Divide the statfinto four measures. Include a final bar line at the end.
c) In each measure, draw four different quarter note pitches. (Double check the stem direction!)
J) Write the letter name of each pitch below the statf.
e) Draw a circle around the highest pitch you wrote.
f) Draw a squ.ue :iround the lowes t pitch you wrote.
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How J o music readers know how many beats there are in a measure?
They know because at rhe beginning of a piece of music, to the right
of the clef sign, are two numbers, one above the other, like this:
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These tw o numbers are called a time signature.
{Ir's als o called a meter signature, but we'll call it a time signature.)
The top number of the time signature tells us how many beats there are in each measure.
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The bottom number of che time signature tells us which note gets one beat.
Here's how co know which note gets one beat:
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• if che botto m number is an 8, an eighth note gets one beat.
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Th is time signature is four-four.
Th ere are four beats in
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quarter note gets one beat.
This til'!le signature is three-eight.
Th ere are three beats in
each measure and an
eighth note gets one beat.
This time signature is two-two.
There are two beats in
each measure and a
half note gets one beat.
Circle che note w hich gees one beat in each of the following examples.
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The last note is missing in each measure. Write one note in each box to complete
each measure. Put the note on any line or in any space. (Remember, the time signature will tell you how many beats are in each measure, and what note gets a beat.)
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Time Signature
e Time Signature is a symbol that appears at the
beginning of the statf just after the clef. It is made up of hvo
numbers placed one above the other.
The upper number indicates how many beats are allowed in
each measure.
Two beats
( per measure)
The low er number indicates what type of note receives one
beat. For now, the bottom number will be 4, indicating that
a quarter note (
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Four beats
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STUDENT ASSIGNMENT
1. In this time signature:
a) How many beats are allowed in each measure? - - - b) What type of note receives one b e a t ? - - - - - - -
2. In this time signature:
:i) How many beats does one quarter note get? _ _ __
b) How many beats does one half note get? _ _ __
c) How many beats does one whole note get? _ _ __
3. Fill in both measures with the correct number
of quarter notes in the bottom space.
4. Fill in both measures with the correct number
of half notes in the bottom space.
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ti nal bar line at th e end of the music.
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Rhythm is the controlled movement of music in time.
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notes can lit into one measure of time. Clap the
rhythm with a steady beat.
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beats.
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note can fit into one measure of
rhythm with a steady beat.
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2, 3, and 4. The sound of the whole note will fill all four beats.
STUDENT ASSIGNMENT
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Add each set of note values to calculate the total number of beats. (The quarter note gets one beat.)
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2. Draw bar lines in the following music. Write in the counting below the staff. Clap the rh ythm.
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For each note value in music, there is an equivalent Rest Value. TI1e time signature determines the value of each note
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Add each set of note values to calculate the total number of beats. (The quarter note gets one beat.)
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2. Trace each rest and draw four more of the same in each statf.
3. There is on ly one rest missing from each measure below. Draw the rest on the appropriate beat. Clap the rhythm.
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For notes longer than one beat, place brackets around the ti.rst and last beats in that note (see examples .ibove). Clap
the rhythm.
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1. There is only one note missing from each measure below. Draw the note in the bottom space on the appropriate beat.
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b) What does the bottom number of the time signature indicate?
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