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Reading Notation
Reading Notation
Lesson Objectives
Lesson Objectives
Aspire:
Aspire:
To become confident with the names of the notes on the stave and be able to identify them.
Challenge:
Challenge:
To understand the way pitch in music is written down and to start to learn the names of the notes on the stave.
Recap - What is Pitch
Recap - What is Pitch
‘Pitch’ is the word we use to describe if the sounds an instrument is playing go HIGHER or LOWER.
It’s that simple!
It’s that simple!
The Treble Clef
The Treble Clef
Using this guide - learn how to draw a treble clef. You can do this on scrap paper. Practise it a few times.
Top tip: some people find it easier to draw backwards - starting at 5 and working back to 1.
How do we Write Pitch Down?
How do we Write Pitch Down?
In order for musicians to know which notes to play, we need a way of writing pitch down.
In order for musicians to know which notes to play, we need a way of writing pitch down.
There are different ways of doing this but the most tradition and common way is by writing the notes on a STAVE.
This is a stave. We can write notes on the lines and in the spaces:
This is a stave. We can write notes on the lines and in the spaces:
Lines & Spaces
Lines & Spaces
There are 5 lines and 4 spaces:
There are 5 lines and 4 spaces:
Task One - What Note is this?
Task One - What Note is this?
Task Two - Writing it Down
Task Two - Writing it Down
Step 1:
Step 1:
Using a ruler and pencil, draw 5 equally spaced lines on your paper
Step 2:
Step 2:
Draw a treble clef a the start (you may want to practise this a few times!)
Step 3:
Step 3:
Draw on notes for the lines and spaces and label the note names below
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