So with this new installment of "music reading" I'd like to introduce you to the notes.
The notes are derived from the chromatic scale, which is a series of twelve notes effectively spelling all the notes.
The notes are spelled in ascending order: A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#.
And descending order: Ab, G, Gb, F, E, Eb, D, Db, C, B, Bb, A
The order in which the notes move is indicated by a sharp (#) or flat (b) sign. If they are moving up in pitch it is given a (#). If moving down a (b). For instance the notes F# and Gb appear differently, yet sound identical. This is referred to as enharmonic.
Now that you are acquainted with all the notes possible, lets move on and focus on recognizing them on manuscript paper.
In this exercise we will cover only the natural notes (no # or b), which corresponds to the white keys of the piano.
Instructions
1. So we will begin with a staff that shows the notes that correspond to the spaces within it.
The notes are spelled F, A, C, E
2. The next photo show the notes that rest on the lines.
These notes are E, G, B, D, F.
I remember my sixth grade band instructor offering an easy way of remembering these notes with this little phrase: (E)very (G)ood (B)oy (D)oes (F)ine.
3. The next photo displays all notes beginning with E and ending with F.
It incorporates notes on both lines and spaces.
