The Rudiments of Music
The musical alphabet consists of the seven letters:
Music is written on a staff, which consists of five parallel lines. Notes are written on these lines and in the spaces between them. The treble or "G" Clef is placed at the beginning of each staff line. Guitar music notes are written on the treble staff.
When a note is placed on the staff its head indicates its position.
This is an 'A' note
This is a 'C' note
The notes on the staff are easy to remember.
To remember the notes on the lines of the treble staff, say Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit
The notes in the spaces of the treble staff spell the word FACE
When the note head is below the middle staff line the stem points upward and when the head is above the middle line the stem points downward. A note placed on the middle line (B) can have its stem pointing either up or down.
Altogether, the lines and spaces on the staff are named:
Extra notes can be added by the use of short ledger lines.
Bar lines are drawn across the staff, dividing the music into sections called bars or measures. A double bar line indicates either the end of the music, or the end of an important section of it.
