Music pt 1, note naming

Music pt 1, note naming

This lesson will give you the basics of note naming.

Here is an easy to remember phrase, Every Good Boy Does Fine on the staff lines. Between the staff lines Face is spelled. No note will go past G, It will start over, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A etc.

Accidentals

An accidental is a note with a sharp, flat or natural in front of the note.

A flat symbol looks like a lowercase b

A sharp symbol looks like this #

Accdentals pt. 2

• A sharp is a half step higher than its regular note, such as A#.

• A flat is a half step lower than its regular note, such as Ab.

Review!

Multiple Choice

F# is one half step lower than F

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

is Q a note

• yes

• no

Poll

Do you understand the basics of note naming?

• Yes

• No

• Kinda

• Not at all

• I can teach it