C and D Naming Written Notes

Now we will learn the basics of reading music. The five lines that everything rests on are called the Staff.
Now we will learn the basics of reading music.

The five lines that everything rests on are called the Staff.


This is called a Treble Clef. The Clef indicates whether the notes will be high or low in pitch.

Notes on the Treble Clef are high in pitch.

This is called a Barline.

A barline devides the music into short blocks called Measures.

Last but not least, this is a Note.

Now we will learn Middle C which looks like an olive with a toothpick through it.

It hangs off the bottom of the staff.



Next we will learn D.

On the Treble Clef, D barely touches the bottom line of the staff.



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