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1) How many lines does a staff have? 2) How many spaces does a staff have? 3) The higher a note is on a staff, the __________ is its sound (or pitch). 4) The lower a note is on a staff, the ____________ is its pitch.

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I can draw a treble clef on a staff. I can identify the letter names of notes on a treble clef staff.

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A clef appears at the beginning of each staff. The clef shown here is a treble clef.

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Complete # 1 on the worksheet entitled The Staff Treble Clef Read all instructions carefully Use the example at the top of the page to guide you. Do NOT go on to the next questions, yet.

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is only seven (7) letters. A,B,C,D,E,F,G

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Notes listed on lines then spaces

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The letter names of the SPACES are F,A,C,E (FACE) The letter names of the LINES are E,G,B,D,F (Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge)

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Complete the worksheet entitled The Staff Treble Clef Follow all directions Do NOT talk during this activity Raise you hand if you have a question This should be completed in 10 to 15 minutes

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Goss Once upon a time there lived a very evil king. His name was King Treble Clef, because his body looked a lot like a treble clef...

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Goss He made a person live on each bar to protect him. They could move on their bars, but could not visit each other. King Treble Clef ruled THE LAND OF STAFF. It was surrounded by a fence made of 5 bars. E G B D F

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Goss Because King Treble Clef was very mean, he wouldnt let them have real names, only letter names. He called them E, G, B, D, and F, after his favorite foods. E G B D F

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Goss His favorite foods were Eggplant, Grits, Bologna, Doughnuts and French Fries! E G B D F

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Goss He would never let them leave the fence for anything!!! So, E G B D and F had to stay on those bars forever! E G B D F

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Goss And they are still there even today! E G B D F

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Goss But then something amazing happened. One day, King Treble Clef overheard his people talking about how mean he was. It hurt his feelings, so he decided to change. He wanted to try being a nice king. No one could believe it! Everyone was overjoyed!

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Goss He decided to let them leave the fence for one day to go shopping! He even gave them each some money to spend!

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Goss E G D F B However, there was nowhere to shop in the Land of Staff, so in between where E G B D and F lived, King Treble Clef hired someone to build a 4 story mall!

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Goss E G D F B On the first floor he built a food store, with every food you could ever want to buy! F

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Goss E G D F B On the second floor he built an animal store, with every animal you could ever want to buy! F A

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Goss E G D F B On the third floor he built a candy store, with every kind of candy you could ever want to buy! F A C

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Goss E G D F B On the fourth floor he built the everything else store, with everything else you could ever want to buy! F A C E

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Goss E G B D and F went shopping all day and spent all their money. When it was time to go back to their spots on the fence, they forgot the way!

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Goss King Treble Clef wanted his people to come home safely. He gave them a silly sentence to help them remember the way home. Can you help them find the way home?

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Goss F A C E EGBDF

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Great!! Now, do you remember where the stores go? F A C E

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Goss F A C E King Treble Clef noticed that his mall spelled the word FACE. So he named it the FACE MALL. He liked that because it reminded him of his handsome face!

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Goss King Treble Clef liked being a nice king so much that he decided to be nice one day a year! F A C E EGBDF

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Goss But all the other days he was back to his old self. F A C E EGBDF

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Goss And they all lived miserably ever after. F A C E EGBDF

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Can you draw a treble clef on a staff? What are the letters of the musical alphabet? What are the letter names of the notes on the SPACES for a Treble Staff? What are the letter names of the notes on the LINES for a Treble Staff?