Pitches on the Treble Clef

Pitches on the Treble Clef

with Ms. Giselle O'Brien

​The origins of the Treble Clef

​Before written music was standardized, many musicians used a G to specify the notes of the treble clef (Also known as the G clef)

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​It went through quite a few editions before it became the symbol we are familiar with today.

​Why use the treble clef?

​The treble clef is used to represent high sounds in music.

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​On the piano, it represents the notes on the right of middle 'c'.

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​It also represents notes played on high instruments such as the flute, the violin, the piccolo and the ukulele.

​The Pitches on the Treble Staff

​If you recall, the staff is made up of 5 lines and 4 spaces.

​The Treble Staff is so named because the inner swirl of the treble clef curls around the line where the note 'G' lives.

​Using the line 'G' as our focal point, we can then determine where the other pitches are located on the treble staff.

​Therefore, the pitches on our treble staff are:

​If we look solely at the notes on the lines, we get:

E G B D F.

​We can use the acronym:

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

​to help us remember those notes!

​For notes on the spaces, we have F A C E.

​We can just say: Space spells FACE!

​LET'S TRY A FEW SAMPLE QUESTIONS TO HELP US REMEMBER OUR PITCHES! :)

Multiple Choice

What is a sentence we can use to remember the 5 Treble Clef lines in music?

• Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

• All Bad Cats Dream

• Great Burritos Don't Fall Apart

• Dark Cats Bite Always

​Thank you for watching!

​Have an awesome day! :)

Multiple Choice

What notes is this?

• D

• E

• F

• G

Multiple Choice

What note is this?

• G

• F

• A

• D

Multiple Choice

What note is this?

• A

• B

• E

• F

Multiple Choice

What note is this?

• D

• F

• G

• B

Multiple Choice

What note is this?

• C

• D

• E

• F

Multiple Choice

What note is this?

• G

• D

• A

• C

Multiple Choice

What note is this?

• D

• E

• F

• A