Pitch Identification

You remember from a previous module that the process of identifying note names on the staff is as follows:

Determining notes on a musical staff is based upon which line or space a note is written. As we discussed earlier, the names of the notes (musical alphabet) are A, B, C, D, E, F, and G.

The treble clef spaces correspond to the notes F, A, C, and E. Beginning on the bottom of the staff and going up; the notes spell the word face. You can also use sentences to remember the other notes.

Again, starting on the bottom line and moving up, the notes on the lines of the staff are E, G, B, D, and F, letters that begin the words of the sentence Every good boy does fine.

For the bass clef, the spaces are A, C, E, and G, the letters that begin the sentences All cows eat grass or All cars eat gas. The lines in the bass clef are G, B, D, F, and A, which correspond to Good boys do fine always. If you prefer animals, then use Great big dogs fight animals

Use any means to identify notes that is comfortable for you. The main point is that you need to develop the skill of naming notes in both treble clef and bass clef as quickly as possible.

We can now name any note or pitch in either treble or bass clef and by using sharps, flats and naturals we can specifically identify any note or pitch in music.

Treble Clef

The note or pitch names above on the treble clef are:

Bb
C
E#
C#
Gb

Bass Clef

The note or pitch names above on the bass clef are:

Eb
Bb
G#
G#
Fb

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