Note-reading for Orchestral Musicians

• To be a good orchestra player, it’s important to

be aware that different instruments use
different clefs to read
• We can learn what everyone is playing by reading
their parts.
• Not everyone plays the same clef! Let’s practice
naming notes from the violin and cello parts!

Violinists read music in the treble clef!

These are the notes for the These are the notes for the lines
spaces on the staff on the staff

These are the notes in the treble clef

©Aydan Con (2020), for use by VYSO online theory learning

 Cellists read music in the bass clef!
These are the notes for the These are the notes for the lines
spaces on the staff on the staff

These are the notes in the bass clef

Let’s practice naming notes from the violin and cello parts from the
Pirates of the Caribbean Suite.

Violin – Note reading excerpts

___ ___ ____ ____ ____ ____ _____ ____ ______

_____ ____ _____ _____ ____ _____ _____ _____ ______ ____ _____ _____

_____ ____ ____ _____ ____ _____ ____ _____ ______ ____ _____ _____

©Aydan Con (2020), for use by VYSO online theory learning

 ____ ___ ___ ____ ____ ____ ___ ___ ____ ____ ____ ___ ___ ____

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ ____ ____ ____ ______

Cello – Note reading excerpts

___ ___ ____ ____ ____ ____ _____ ____ ______

_____ ____ _____ _____ ____ _____ _____ _____ ______ ____ _____ _____

_____ ____ ____ ____ ____ _____ ____ _____ ____ ____ _____ _____

____ ___ ___ ____ ____ ____ ___ ___ ____ ____ ____ ___ ___ ____

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ ____ ____ ____ ______

©Aydan Con (2020), for use by VYSO online theory learning