Learn the Note Names: The Treble Clef
Music is an art form combining sounds and silences. It is made up of sound, rhythm, and
dynamics. Music sounds can be made on
instruments or with the voice and are most commonly written as notes (also
called pitches) on a music staff. The
staff consists of five vertical lines and the four spaces in between them. Line notes (E, G, B, D, and F on the example above) are the notes with the line running through their middles. Space
notes (F, A, C, E) are the notes in between the lines on the example above.
There are several clefs, but the treble clef is the most common. It is used by many orchestral and band instruments, high singing voices, and the piano. Another name for the treble clef is the G clef.
The Treble Clef:
The first 7 letters of the alphabet are used to name
music notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G. After
G, those seven letters repeat again, again, & again, depending on the range
of the instrument. For example, there are
many notes on the piano so the musical alphabet repeats 7 times.
Treble clef notes:
Treble clef notes:
Click here to play an online game that uses note names to spell words.
For more information about reading notes, including how to
draw a treble clef, click here.
Click here to print out free blank staff paper to practice drawing the treble
clef and notes.
For elementary school students, click here for a lesson on the names of the notes in the Treble Clef on Khan Academy.
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