Musical Symbols and Concept

1. Musical Symbols and
Concepts

2. Notes:
The music staff is a system of 5 lines and 4
spaces on which composers place notes
and rests when creating a piece of music.
Always count the lines and spaces from the
bottom.
5
4
3
2
1
4
3
2
1

3. Bar lines organize and separate the measures on a staff in
a piece of music. The vertical (up and down) lines are the
bar lines. A double bar line signals the end of a piece of
music. Measures are the spaces between bar lines.
Bar lines
Double bar lines = The End

4. The Treble Clef
● This is a treble clef
which you find at the
beginning of the staff.
● There are other clefs,
but we will focus on
the treble clef.

5. Let’s Practice!
● Notate a staff first.
● Use on of the methods
shown to notate a treble
clef. Follow the steps.
Method 1
Method 2

6. Pitch/Note Names
Today we will talk about note names. There are 7 letters
in the musical alphabet. We’ll look at where they belong
on the staff.
What is a mnemonic
device? What are some
you have heard of or used
in other subjects?

7. Practice
Example: Every Good Bird Does Fly
This is one of several common examples.
Come up with original mnemonic devices for the line and
space notes. Notate a staff and the notes. Write your
words under each corresponding note. Model your like
the one shown below:

8. Notes and Rests Duration and Value
Different notes are worth different amounts of beats. Duration is how long the
note or rest lasts.
Rests are silent beats, and still count as beats in a measure. Look at your
reference sheet. See if you can fill in the note value chart.

9. Notes and Rests Duration and Value

10. Notes and Rests Duration and Value

11. Time Signatures
•TIME SIGNATURE – a way to organize beats within a measure.
•The top number tells how many beats are in a measure.
•The bottom number tells which note gets one beat.