Treble Clef Literacy

The 4th and 5th graders started learning/reviewing their treble clef note names this week in preparation for our recorder unit. We started this process with a parody called "I Knew You Were Treble" by Jeanette Young.

We've also started practicing and creating our own acronyms to help remember the location of the letters. My personal favorite line acronym is "Evil Gummy Bears Destroy Florida."

We've also used a chant to go along with our hand signs (video to come later). "E G B D F - these are the lines of the treble clef. F A C E spells face in the space, uh-huh, face in the space, uh-huh, face in the space - yeah!"

Here are some online games for students to play to continue improving their note-reading skills:

Space notes

Line notes

Lines and spaces: this one from netrover.com, this one from musictheory.net, this one from Sound Feelings, musicracer.com (in the blue box, choose Note names; in the yellow box, choose Recorder), this one from Vic Firth, this one from classicsforkids.com, this one from teoria.com (to start, check Treble clef, lines and/or spaces (up to you - add ledger lines if you want a challenge), answer using note name, and uncheck the maximum time to answer; once you feel ready, start challenging yourself by changing the options!), notationtraining.com

Suggested apps:
Staff Wars ($0.99)
Note Squish ($0.99)
NoteBrainer (free)
Developing Musicianship Speed Reader ($0.99)
Music Tutor Free (free)