Chorus: Music Theory Unit 1

How many spaces are on a staff?

4

How many lines are on a staff?

5

The note names of the four spaces in the bass clef from bottom to top are:

A C E G

Bass Clef SPACE Notes

A C E G (All Cows Eat Grass)

Which notes are in the middle range (ledger lines)? (can be written on ledger lines in both the bass and treble staffs)

B C D (Bet Chris Did it)

The note names of the five lines in the treble clef from bottom to the top are:

E G B D F

Treble Clef LINE Notes

E G B D F (Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge)

The note names of the four spaces in the treble clef from bottom to top are:

F A C E

Treble Clef SPACE Notes

F A C E

Which notes are the lower notes of the bass staff?

F E D (FED Claire)

Which notes are the higher notes of the treble staff?

G A B C (Grab A Biscuit Charlie)

The note names of the five lines in the bass clef from bottom to top are:

G B D F A

Bass Clef LINE Notes

G B D F A (Good Boys Do Fine Always)

notes

The oval-shaped symbols that are placed on the lines and in the spaces of the staff. They represent musical sounds called pitches.

Which clef is also known as the F clef?

bass clef

How are the line and spaces numbered?

bottom to top

Where is the curl of the treble clef located?

circles around the note G is placed

clef signs

help to organize the staff so notes can easily be read

The line through middle C is called:

ledger line

ledger lines (low and high notes)

more than one ledger line may be added to extend the lower and upper ranges of the grand staff

pitches

musical sounds

Where are the dots in the bass clef located?

surround the line on which the F is played

Middle C

the C note nearest the middle of the keyboard

ledger lines (middle notes)

the middle notes, short lines which are added to extend the range of the staff when the notes are too low or too high to be written on the staff

Is the 5th line at the top or bottom of the staff?

top

Which clef is known as the G clef?

treble clef

Treble Clef (G Clef)

used for notes in the higher pitch ranges

Bass Clef (F Clef)

used for notes in the lower pitch ranges

grand staff

when the bass and treble staffs are connected by a BRACE and a LINE

staff

where music is written, contains 5 lines and 4 spaces