The Staff

1. A staff is composed of 5 horizontal,

parallel lines spaced in 4 equal spaces.
It is where tones can be represented by notes.
 A Staff

5th line
4th space
4th line
3rd space
3rd line
2nd space
2nd line
1st space
1st line
a. The so-fa syllables are :
do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do

b. The Scale Names are:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

c. The Pitch Names are:

a, b, c, d, e, f, g
2. The singing Names on the STAFF:
( So-fa Syllables )

a. Singing names on the lines- mi, so, ti, re, fa

They are represented on the staff as follows:

5th line fa
4th line re
3rd line ti
2nd line so
1st line mi
b. The singing names on the spaces are:
fa, la, do, mi.
______________________________
___4th space__________________mi
___3rd space__________________do
___2nd space__________________la
___1st space__________________fa

The singing names or So-fa syllables on the

lines and on the spaces are not permanent.
They are movable.
C. The Pitch Names: The permanent pitch for
notes on the lines or on the spaces are called
pitch names.

Pitch Names on the :

Lines Spaces
5th line F _____________________
4th line D _4th space_________E___
3rd line B _3rd space_________C___
2nd line G _2nd space________ A___
1st line E _1st space_________F___
 The initial letter of the lines can be
remembered by memorizing this sentence:
“ Every Good Boy Does Fine”
( E,G,B,D,F )

The pitch names of the spaces spell FACE.

 3. The CLEF
- is a musical symbol placed at the
beginning of the staff.
It is used to fix the pitch of a tone on a
staff.
The fixed or definite pitch of a note on
the staff cannot be determined if there
is no clef.
So, a clef is very necessary to be placed
at the beginning of a staff.
1. The G Clef. The other name for a G clef is
“Treble Clef”.
2. F Clef. The other name for an F Clef is “ Base
Clef”.

A staff with a G or Treble Clef placed at the

beginning of the staff is called a “G or Treble
Staff”.
A staff with an F or Base Clef at the beginning
of the staff is known as “F or Bass Staff.
Note: This time , use a yellow paper or immediate paper because it has already lines in it if you are ask to draw a staff.

A. Questions to answer:

1. What is a staff?
2. What are the singing names on the lines?
3. What are the singing names on the spaces?
4. What are the pitch names of the lines?
5. What are the pitch names of the spaces?
6. What is the best way to remember the pitch names of the lines? The pitch names of the spaces?

B. Something to do:
1. Draw on a clean piece of paper the Staff , then place and identify the singing names on the right side of the lines
and spaces.

2. Draw the Staff and place the pitch names on the right side of the lines and spaces.

3. Illustrate the following musical terms:

a. G Clef
b. F Clef
c. G Staff
d. F Staff