- S .; r;- 'JO ca ,iea a c lef ina ica-:;es r icn prvenes a ppear 0 ,... o " o--:, ...,~or s-:-a- .

uses a va ri ety of clef s, but we a re on ly concer ned wit h one f or no :

Treble clef

A treble clef staff makes the lines a nd spaces have the following pitches:

$ e
E
e
G
e

B
e

D F
$ ()

F
()

A
()

c
0

E
Every Good Band Draws Fans "FACE"

An easy way to remember the line pitc hes is "Every Good Band Draws Fans." For t he
spaces, spe ll "face."

Measures (or Bars)

Notes on a staff are divided into measures (or "ba rs" ) to he lp yo u keep track of where yo u
are in the so ng. (Imag ine read ing a book without any periods, commas, or capital letters!)

1st measure 2nd measure 3rd measure

II
t
staff lines double bar line
/
" " bar lines
(end of section)

Time Signatures (or Meters)

A time signature (or " meter" ) indicates how many beats will appear in each measure. It
conta ins two numbers: the top number tells yo u how many beats will be in each mea s ure;
the bottom number says what type of note will equal one beat.

@4 ~ ~ ~ ~ II ~ ~ ~ ~ II
t
four beats per measure
quarter note (1 /4) = one beat
' t
three beats per measure
quarter note (1/4) = one beat

Re lax for a while, read through it again later, and then move on.
(Trust us - as we go through the book, you'll start to understand it:)