Music Notes: Let's Learn!

By Chelsey Hamm. Shared for free. Open Music Theory.

Name: __________________________________

Notes, Clefs, and Extra Lines

1. Draw the Note Circles

Draw notes on the lines and spaces.

Draw 5 white circles. Put one on each line.

Draw 4 white circles. Put one on each space.

Draw 5 black circles. Put one on each line.

Draw 4 black circles. Put one on each space.

2. Draw the Clefs

A clef is a music sign. It tells us how to read notes.

Draw 6 treble clefs.

Draw 6 bass clefs.

Draw 6 alto clefs.

Draw 6 tenor clefs.

3. Draw Extra Lines

Some notes need extra short lines. These are called ledger lines.

Draw 1 line above the staff. Draw 1 line below.

Draw 2 lines above. Draw 2 lines below.

Draw 3 lines above. Draw 3 lines below.

Draw 4 lines above. Draw 4 lines below.

4. Draw Extra Lines with Notes

This time, add a black note too.

Put the note on the highest line. Put another on the lowest line.

Draw 1 line above and below. Add notes.

Draw 2 lines above and below. Add notes.

Draw 3 lines above and below. Add notes.

Draw 4 lines above and below. Add notes.

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Name That Note!

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Part 1

Look at each note. Write its letter name.

Use letters like A, B, C.

Part 2

Look at each note. Write its letter name again.

Part 3

Now you draw the notes!

Draw each letter name you see.

You may draw it high or low. Just pick one spot.

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The Piano and the Big Staff

By Chelsey Hamm. Shared for free. Open Music Theory.

Name: __________________________________

1. White Piano Keys

Look at the white keys.

Write the letter name on each key.

The black keys look different each time. That's okay!

2. The Big Staff and the Piano

The big staff has two staffs together.

Look at the notes on the staff.

Write the matching number on the piano key.

The first one is done for you.

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The Piano with Extra Lines

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1. Big Staff with Extra Lines

Some notes use extra lines called ledger lines.

Find the notes on the staff.

Write their numbers on the piano keys.

Some keys get more than one number.

The first one is done for you.

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Counting Notes: Intervals

By Chelsey Hamm. Shared for free. Open Music Theory.

Name: __________________________________

An interval is the space between two notes.

We count notes to find the interval.

1. Counting Up

Start on the note. Count up.

Count the starting note as "one."

Example: 3 up from D is F.

Now you try! Write the letter name.

2 up from F: ___
5 up from C: ___
8 up from E: ___
3 up from G: ___
6 up from D: ___
4 up from B: ___
7 up from A: ___
1 up from D: ___
2 up from A: ___
5 up from F: ___
4 up from C: ___
8 up from D: ___
3 up from B: ___
7 up from G: ___
6 up from B: ___
1 up from E: ___
3 up from C: ___
6 up from F: ___

2. Counting Down

Now start on the note. Count down instead.

Example: 3 down from D is B.

2 down from F: ___
5 down from C: ___
8 down from E: ___
3 down from G: ___
6 down from D: ___
4 down from B: ___
7 down from A: ___
1 down from D: ___
2 down from A: ___
5 down from F: ___
4 down from C: ___
8 down from D: ___
3 down from B: ___
7 down from G: ___
6 down from B: ___
1 down from E: ___
3 down from C: ___
6 down from G: ___
4 down from F: ___
8 down from A: ___
3 down from E: ___

3. Counting Up or Down on the Big Staff

Look at the note on the staff.

The arrow tells you up or down.

The number tells you how far.

Write the new note.

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Big Staff Note Names

By Chelsey Hamm. Shared for free. Open Music Theory.

Name: __________________________________

1. Name the Notes

Look at each note.

Write its letter name in the blank.

2. Name the Notes with Extra Lines

Some notes sit on extra lines.

Write their letter names too.

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Black Piano Keys

By Chelsey Hamm. Shared for free. Open Music Theory.

Name: __________________________________

1. Name the Black Keys

Black keys can have two names.

Sharp means a little higher.
Flat means a little lower.

A. Write the sharp names on the black keys.

B. Write the flat names on the black keys.

C. Write both sharp and flat names on the black keys.

2. The Staff and Black Keys

Look at the notes on the staff.

Write their numbers above the matching black keys.

Some keys may get more than one number.

Not every blank will be used.

The first one is done for you.

Try it with the treble clef.

Try it with the bass clef.

Try it with extra lines too.

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Half-Steps and Whole-Steps

By Chelsey Hamm. Shared for free. Open Music Theory.

Name: __________________________________

1. Find the Steps

A half-step is the smallest space between two notes.

A whole-step is two half-steps put together.

Look at the two notes with brackets.

Write "H" if it is a half-step.

Write "W" if it is a whole-step.