Musical Alphabet
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
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Seven letters of the alphabet are used to name notes in music. |
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Staff
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Musical notes are written on and between five parallel lines called a staff. |
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Alto Clef
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The Alto clef is the most frequently used clef in viola music. |
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Treble Clef
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The Treble clef is used for notes in a higher range than notes found in the alto clef. It is often used to avoid excessive ledger lines for high notes on the A string (violin music uses the Treble clef). |
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Note Reading |
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Notes on the lines:
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Memory tip for notes written on the lines: use each note as the first letter of the words in the sentence: Fat Alley Cats Eat Garbage. |
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Notes in the spaces:
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Memory tip for notes written in the spaces: use each note as the first letter of the words in the sentence: Good Birds Do Fly. |
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Notes which extend above and below the
staff are written on ledger lines & spaces. |
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Notes below the staff:
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Notes above the staff:
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Consecutive letter names of notes using the Alto clef:
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Consecutive letter names of notes using the Treble clef:
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