Clefs

Sheet music is broken up into two clefs; Treble & Bass.

What is a clef? Clefs, located at the beginning of sheet music, determine the pitch of a particular line. Depending on which clef is used, the keys for each line and space varies.

All notes are placed in order from A-G, and restart back to A after G.

Treble Clef

Symbol	Name	Purpose
	Treble Clef	Used to signify that a line is played in the treble clef.

Another way to memorize the notes’ order (Treble Clef):

• Line Notes can be an abbreviation for Every, Good, Boy, Deserves, Fudge
• Space notes in the treble clef spell the word “FACE”

Bass Clef

Symbol	Name	Purpose
	Bass Clef	Used to signify that a line is played in the treble clef.

We can also abbreviate the lines and spaces for the bass clef as well using…

Lines

The line notes can be an abbreviation for “Green Buses Drive Fast Always” or “Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always”.

Spaces

Ledger Lines

Ledger Lines is a short line added above or below a musical staff for notes that are too high or too low to be placed on the staff.

Fun fact!

Both treble & bass clefs can be connected using ledger lines ⬇