Music notation: Staff, Treble Clef, Lines and Spaces

Music notation:

Staff, Treble Clef, Lines & Spaces

By Yaima Castillo

​LO:

• Must: Trace and draw the staff and the treble clef  

• Should: Number and name lines and spaces on the treble clef

• Could: Identify treble clef notes in the staff ​

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Open Ended

Look at the picture and describe: What do you see?

​Standard Music Notation

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​The staff (the plural is stave) is what musical notation is written on. It's a set of five, horizontal lines and four spaces. But how it works?

Multiple Choice

Music is notated on the staff or stave (plural). The staff is …

• A group of 5 lines and 4 spaces

• A group of 4 lines and 3 spaces

• A group of 6 lines and 5 spaces

• A group of 5 lines and 5 spaces

Multiple Choice

Music is notated on the staff or stave (plural). The staff is …

• A group of 5 lines and 4 spaces

• A group of 4 lines and 3 spaces

• A group of 6 lines and 5 spaces

• A group of 5 lines and 5 spaces

Lines and spaces beetwen the lines are used to represent different sounds. ​

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Multiple Choice

Where is this note placed?

• Line

• Space

Multiple Choice

Where is this note placed?

• Line

• Space

Multiple Choice

Where is this note placed?

• Line

• Space

Multiple Choice

Where is this note placed?

• Line

• Space

Lines and spaces in the staff are always counted from bottom to top ​

Multiple Choice

In which line is the note placed?

• Line 1

• Line 2

• Line 3

• Line 4

• Line 5

Multiple Choice

In which line is the note placed?

• Line 1

• Line 2

• Line 3

• Line 4

• Line 5

Multiple Choice

In which space is this note placed?

• Space 1

• Space 2

• Space 3

• Space 4

Multiple Choice

In which space is this note placed?

• Space 1

• Space 2

• Space 3

• Space 4

Multiple Choice

True or False: To indicate the pitch of the sounds, a clef is placed at the beginning of a staff

• True

• False

High pitch instruments use the treble clef. ( violin,flute, trumpet, guitar)

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​​Treble or G Clef

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Low pitch use the bass clef ​(bass, tuba, trombone)

​​Bass or F Clef

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​A clef tells us how every line and space of the staff is called. Different instruments use different clef depending on its pitch range

Independent work

​Act 1: Trace and practice drawing the treble clef

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Act 2: Number the lines and spaces ​

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Act 3: Name the lines and spaces​

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