Reading Treble Clef Notes
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Objective
I can identify notes on the treble clef.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
Music is written on five parallel lines called a staff, which operates on two axes: up and down and left to right.
- 2
In the Western music tradition, pitches are named after the first seven letters of the alphabet, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G.
- 3
The , which appears at the beginning of a piece of music, tells a performer how many beats are in each bar.
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Practice
10 questions
What is the name for the five lines that music is written on?
What do the lines and spaces on the staff tell a musician?
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Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Draw a staff with a treble clef and write the names of the notes on each line and space.”
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