The Learning Area - Section 2
How To Read & Write Music
Names of Notes & Clefs
In modern, standardized music, there are seven note names which correspond with the first seven letters of the alphabet: A, B, C, D, E, F and G.
If you play or sing the notes in order, beginning with A, you would restart with "A" after "G," only at a higher pitch. For example: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C and so on. Eight notes in a row (in this case, from "A" to "A") are called an octave.
Since notes can range in tone from a deep bass (very low) to a soprano (very high), they're separated in written music by two different clefs: treble and bass.
As a general rule, notes that follow a treble clef range from mid-level up to very high in tone. Notes that follow a bass clef range from mid-level down to the lowest of tones.
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Section 1 - Introduction
Section 2 - Names of Notes & Clefs
Section 3 - Find Where the Notes Fall on Staves
Section 4 - Find Where the Notes Fall on Keyboard
Section 5 - Understand Note Length
Section 6 - Understand Time Signatures
Section 7 - Understand Key Signatures