Simple Music Theory 1 - Treble Clef Note Names

Simple Music Theory

This presentation will take you through the very basics of notation - hopefully you remember some of it!

The staff

• Music is written out on a STAVE or STAFF which have 5 lines and 4 spaces

• The height of the note changes it's pitch - it's that simple

Treble Clef

• This is the treble clef

• It used to be a fancy 'g'

• The note G is on the line it wraps around

Treble Clef Line notes

• These are the notes that sit on the lines for the treble clef

• One way of remembering the notes is the phrase 'Every Good Boy Deserves Football' - you have to remember this from BOTTOM to TOP!

Treble Clef Space notes

• These are the notes as they appear in the spaces, from BOTTOM to TOP

• They spell out the word FACE so you can remember FACE in the SPACE

Treble clef ledger lines

• Ledger lines are what we use when we run out of space

• Every time you go up or down one line it changes the note name