Notes on the Staff

    The notes that appear on the staff are named A through G. After the notes go through G, the notes repeat back to A. There are two sections, called staffs, in the grand staff. There is the base clef and the treble clef. Each staff has five lines and four spaces.

    The treble clef is on the top. There are lines and spaces in the staff. The lines can be remembered with the scentence "Every good boy does fine (starting with E, G, B, D, and F at the top.)" Another way to remember the line names are using "Even George Bush drives fast." The spaces are remembered with "FACE." There are many ways that people remember the order of the lines and spaces.

     People use similar mneumonic devices in the base clef too. The note placement is different but still goes in alphabetical order. For the lines, the acronym, "Good boys do fine always," is popularly used. The spaces are commonly remembered as "All cows eat grass." The note that is placed in between the two staffs with a line is called middle C. The lines that go beyond the staff are called ledger lines.