This document provides instructions for learning to read music by introducing the musical staff and notes. It explains that the lines on the staff represent the notes EGBDF and the spaces represent the notes FACDE. The document then provides exercises and games to help practice identifying notes and rhythms.

1. Presented by Josh Barnhart

2. Learning To
Read Music
Reading music is easy!
When you see a staff of
music just remember the
trick on the right!
Lines on a staff are the
notes:
E, G, B, D, F or
Every Good Boy Does Fine!
Spaces in a staff are the
notes:
F, A, C, E or FACE!

3. Take Notes for Yourself!
F
E
D
C
B
A
G
F
E
Remember!
Every Good Boy Does Fine is on the bar lines
and
FACE is on the bar spaces

4. Note Practice
This music game will
help you learn the
notes better! Click on
the link to play the
game and practice
your notes!!
Play Eek! Shark!
http://www.makingm
usicfun.net/

5. Feel the
Rhythm!
Now that you
know the
notes, let’s learn
more about the
rhythm!
Rhythm is what
holds music
together and
creates the “pulse”
of the music!

6. Learning the Rhythm
The Rhythm Tree
The rhythm tree shows the
basic beats of music.
 Whole note = 4 beats
 Half note = 2 beats
 Quarter note = 1 beat
 Eighth notes last ½ a beat
 Sixteenth notes last ¼ a beat

7. Practice
Practice putting
different beats together
and learning new
rhythms!

8. Put It All Together!
Clap along and follow the chart as I chant this song:
Bow Wow Wow Who’s Dog Art Thou?
Lit-tle Tom-my Tuck-er’s Dog Bow Wow Wow

9. You have learned how to read music
and understand rhythm!

10. • http://www.tarleton.edu/Faculty/boucher/Elementary%20Music%
20Resources.htm
• http://www.makingmusicfun.net/
• http://www.smartboardmusic.org/freegames.html
• Steele, Daniel. Music Is Fundamental: Fundamentals and Methods
for Elementary Music, 2nd ed. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt
Publishing, 2009