How Do You Read The Music Staff?
Music staff, also referred to as standard music notation, is the most common method of music notation used by musicians. Since music staff notation is so widely used, knowing how to read it is an essential skill for almost any musician to develop. While it is more intimidating to learn than the more instrument-specific methods of notation, being able to read it is still necessary, since it is more common to find a song written in this format than any other notation method. Identify the treble or bass clef staff. The treble clef or G clef (pictured above) indicates that the note Middle C is located one line below the bottom line of the staff. The bass or F clef indicates that the Middle C note is one line above the top line of the staff. Determine the scale of the staff. If there are no sharp (“#”) or flat (“b”) markings, the scale is C major. For each “#” symbol, move one 5th note from C (seven half steps). For each “b” symbol, move one 4th note down from C (five half steps). The scale
