UNIT. 1.

ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
PITCH:

Staff
Notes
Ledger lines
Clefs
Accidentals
Tone and semitone
Unit 3 Noting the Notes

This unit is about Musical Notation

The Staff is where notes are written down...

... and it is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces that each
represent a different musical pitch.

Try and memorize the sayings that help you remember the notes.

Notes on a line.... Every Good Boy Does Fine

Notes in a space... Spell the word F A C E

Creative Thinker Make links

! You make connections and
C D links
Notes below the staff... CD

~ 31 ~
 Treble Clef Notes
www.musictechteacher.com

& 44
C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F
A B

Lines on the Staff Spaces on the Staff

&
E G B D F F A C E
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4

Ledger Lines - Notes Below the Staff

& w w
w w w w
F G A B C D

Ledger Lines - Notes Above the Staff

w w w w
w w w
&
G A B C D E F

C D E F G A B C D E

www.musictechteacher.com
 Ledger Lines:
Ledger Lines are those lines you may have seen above and below the stave.
They are used to indicate notes that appear outside the notes we have on the stave.

Middle C is a prime example of this:

E You would NOT need the ledger
Line above the note of 'B' here
B

Middle
C A B

Do not be afraid of notes on ledger lines as all you need to do is count up or down
Them like climbing a ladder. Just count the lines and spaces.

Middle C is always easy to recognise and all you need to do to find the note next to Middle C
In this example is count backwards through the 'Musical Alphabet' (A-G) counting the lines
and spaces.
A.M Sparrow 2012
All About Clefs
Name .........................................

1. Three Clefs
Some tracing and colouring practice:
Here are some more strange looking Gs.

This is a G Clef
It is meant to look a little like a G

We usually refer to it as a Treble Clef Can you see the shape of a G in the G Clef?

Some tracing and colouring practice:

Here are some more strange looking Fs.

This is an F Clef
It is meant to look a little like a F

We usually refer to it as a Bass Clef

Can you see the shape of an F in the F Clef?

Some tracing and colouring practice:

Here are some more strange looking Cs.

This is a C Clef
It is meant to look a little like a C
We usually refer to it as an Alto Clef
and sometimes a Tenor Clef Can you see the shape of a C in the C Clef?
Unit 3 Noting the Notes

~ 32 ~
ACCIDENTALS*
*
Accidentals+are+music+signs+used+to+modify+the+sound+of+a+note,+making+it+a+bit+higher+
or+lower+in+pitch.++
+
Sharp:+#++raises+the+pitch+of+the+note+a+semitone+(half+tone)+
Flat:b"lowers+the+pitch+of+the+note++a+semitone++
Natural:++cancels+the+effect+of+the+previous+flat+or+Sharp+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
The*effect+of+this+signs+lasts+only+a+bar+and+when+an+accidental+appears+,+all+the+notes+
of+the+same+pitch+after+it+are+affected.+This+means+that+if+a+C#+appears+,+every+C+of+the+
same+bar+after+it+sounds+sharp.+If+you+dont+want+them+to+sound+like+that,+the+natural+
symbol+is+used+to+undo+the+Sharp+or+flat,+thus++the+natural+cancels+the+effect+of+the+
previous+flat+or+sharp.++
+
+

+
+
+
TONE*AND*SEMITONE*
Semitone:+is+the+smallest+distance+between+two+consecutive+notes.+
Tone:+is+the+biggest+distance+in+pitch+between+two+consecutive+notes.+A+tone+
can+be+divided+into+two+semitones.+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+