MUSIC FOR BEGINNERS (#2: the STAVE and CLEF pt.2) - free Steemit tutorial

How did your homework go? Today we're going to go more into depth about the treble and bass clef and how they relate on the stave. If you found out your instrument has a C clef or an A clef or anything like that, don't worry - this information is still important to know. That information is a bit more obscure so you might have to look those up a bit more online, or you can message me to talk about it!

Lesson 2: The Stave pt. 2

If you know anything about the treble clef, you might know that it's also called the G clef. That's because the swirl in the middle of the symbol circles the line on the clef that represents the note of G (the second note up). Same with bass, the two dots in the symbol highlight the F.

In the image above, you can see that the two staves are connected in pitch by the C note. The C note is written on a ledger line. A ledger line is a small line added when the pitch of a notation goes above or below the stave. For example, if I played an A on the guitar, on the 5th fret of the top string, I would need to add one ledger line above my treble stave.

Vocab (words to know before proceeding):
Stave: Five lines that represent notes. The spaces in between and above the lines also represent notes.
Clef: A symbol that highlights which orientation the stave is in. It is used to indicate the pitch of written notes.
Ledger line: A short line added to the stave used to extend the stave when pitches extend too high or too low.

Homework:

Find out where the highlighted note begins on your instrument - for example, guitars use treble clef, and the G on the treble clef is an open note on the 4th string from the top. This may require a bit of research, because every instrument is different.

Again, if you send me a message or add a comment with questions, I'll be nice and fast responding!