Basic Notation: Noteheads, Clefs, Ledger Lines

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1. "Drawing Noteheads." Directions: Draw the noteheads the instructions ask for on the staff lines. (A notehead is the oval shape that shows where a note goes on the staff.)

• Draw five open (white, hollow) noteheads, one on each line.
• Draw four open (white, hollow) noteheads, one on each space.
• Draw five filled-in (black) noteheads, one on each line.
• Draw four filled-in (black) noteheads, one on each space.

2. "Drawing Clefs." Directions: Draw the clefs listed below on the staves. (A clef is a symbol at the start of the staff that tells you which notes the lines and spaces stand for.)

• Draw six treble clefs.
• Draw six bass clefs.
• Draw six alto clefs.
• Draw six tenor clefs.

3. "Drawing Ledger Lines." Directions: Draw the number of ledger lines listed above and below the staff. (Ledger lines are short extra lines used for notes that are too high or too low to fit on the regular staff.) Do not draw any noteheads yet.

• Draw one ledger line above the staff and one below it.
• Draw two ledger lines above the staff and two below it.
• Draw three ledger lines above the staff and three below it.
• Draw four ledger lines above the staff and four below it.

4. "Drawing Ledger Lines with Noteheads." Directions: Draw the same ledger lines as before, above and below the staff. This time, add a filled-in notehead on the highest ledger line and on the lowest ledger line.

• Draw filled-in noteheads on one ledger line above and one ledger line below the staff.
• Draw filled-in noteheads on two ledger lines above and two ledger lines below the staff.
• Draw filled-in noteheads on three ledger lines above and three ledger lines below the staff.
• Draw filled-in noteheads on four ledger lines above and four ledger lines below the staff.

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Note Identification and Writing

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Part 1: Look at each note on the staff. Write its letter name (A, B, C, and so on) in the blank below it.

(Blanks 1–40 are provided for the notes shown on the staff.)

Part 2: Do the same thing again. Write the letter name (A, B, C, and so on) for each note shown.

(Blanks 41–80 are provided for the notes shown on the staff.)

Part 3: This time, you draw the notes! For each letter name listed, draw that note on the staff. You may put it in any octave (any "repeat" of that letter, high or low) you choose.

(The letters E, G, D, A, and so on are listed for items 81–120, to be drawn on the staff.)

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The Piano Keyboard and the Grand Staff

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1. "White Keys on the Piano Keyboard." Directions: Write the letter name on each white key of the piano keyboards shown. Notice that the pattern of black keys looks different in each example.

• A.
• B.
• C.

2. "The Grand Staff and the Piano Keyboard." Directions: Each note on the grand staff (the treble staff and bass staff together) has a number. Write each number on the matching white key of the piano keyboard. Number 1 is already done for you in each example.

• A. (Numbers 1–10 match notes on the staff to keys on the keyboard.)
• B. (Numbers 1–10 match notes on the staff to keys on the keyboard.)

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The Piano Keyboard and the Grand Staff with Ledger Lines

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1. "The Grand Staff and the Piano Keyboard with Ledger Lines." Directions: Each note on the grand staff has a number. Write each number on the matching white key of the piano keyboard. Some keys may get more than one number, since the same key can be written with different ledger-line notes. Number 1 is already done for you in each example.

• A. (Numbers 1–10)
• B. (Numbers 1–10)
• C. (Numbers 1–10)
• D. (Numbers 1–10)
• E. (Numbers 1–10)

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Generic Intervals

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A generic interval is the distance between two notes, counted by letter name. When you count, the starting note counts as "one."

1. "Generic Intervals Above a Note." Directions: Write the letter name that is the correct distance above the given note. Remember to count the starting note as "one."

Example: 3 above D: F

A. 2 above F: ___________
B. 5 above C: ___________
C. 8 above E: ___________
D. 3 above G: ___________
E. 6 above D: ___________
F. 4 above B: ___________
G. 7 above A: ___________
H. 1 above D: ___________
I. 2 above A: ___________
J. 5 above F: ___________
K. 4 above C: ___________
L. 8 above D: ___________
M. 3 above B: ___________
N. 7 above G: ___________
O. 6 above B: ___________
P. 1 above E: ___________
Q. 3 above C: ___________
R. 6 above F: ___________

2. "Generic Intervals Below a Note." Directions: Write the letter name that is the correct distance below the given note. Remember to count the starting note as "one."

Example: 3 below D: B

A. 2 below F: ___________
B. 5 below C: ___________
C. 8 below E: ___________
D. 3 below G: ___________
E. 6 below D: ___________
F. 4 below B: ___________
G. 7 below A: ___________
H. 1 below D: ___________
I. 2 below A: ___________
J. 5 below F: ___________
K. 4 below C: ___________
L. 8 below D: ___________
M. 3 below B: ___________
N. 7 below G: ___________
O. 6 below B: ___________
P. 1 below E: ___________
Q. 3 below C: ___________
R. 6 below G: ___________
S. 4 below F: ___________
T. 8 below A: ___________
U. 3 below E: ___________

3. "Generic Intervals Above or Below a Note on a Grand Staff." Directions: For each note on the grand staff, draw the new note the correct distance above (↑) or below (↓) it. Remember to count the starting note as "one."

• A. a. 3 ↑ b. 5 ↑ c. 2 ↓ d. 4 ↓ e. 8 ↑ f. 3 ↓ g. 2 ↑ h. 6 ↓ i. 7 ↓ j. 5 ↑
• B. a. 3 ↑ b. 5 ↑ c. 2 ↓ d. 4 ↓ e. 8 ↑ f. 3 ↓ g. 2 ↑ h. 6 ↓ i. 7 ↓ j. 5 ↑

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Grand Staff Note Names

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1. "Grand Staff Note Names." Directions: Write the letter name (like "C" or "D") of each note in the blank below it.

2. "Grand Staff Note Names with Ledger Lines." Directions: Write the letter name (like "C" or "D") of each note in the blank below it. These notes use ledger lines.

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Black Piano Keys

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1. "Identifying Black Keys on the Piano Keyboard." Directions: Write the letter name in the blank above each black key. Notice that the pattern of black keys looks different in each example.

• A. Use sharps (the # symbol, which raises a note).
• B. Use flats (the ♭ symbol, which lowers a note).
• C. Use both sharps and flats.

2. "The Grand Staff and the Black Keys on the Piano Keyboard." Directions: Each note on the grand staff has a number. Write the number above the matching black key on the piano keyboard. Some keys will get more than one number, and some blanks may be left empty. Number 1 is already done for you in each example.

• A. Treble Clef (Numbers 1–10)
• B. Bass Clef (Numbers 1–10)
• C. With Ledger Lines (Numbers 1–10)

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Half- and Whole-Steps on the Piano

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A half-step is the smallest distance between two notes on the piano. A whole-step is twice as big as a half-step.

1. "Identifying Half- and Whole-Steps." Directions: Each bracket points to two notes. Decide whether they form a half-step or a whole-step. Write "H" for half-step or "W" for whole-step in the blank.