This free printable is a handy reference sheet to give out to students who are just learning to read musical notation from the staff.
What it contains:
- notes and their values, eighth through whole.
- rests and their values, eighth through whole.
- word mnemonics for figuring out the letter names of notes on the staff:
- Treble staff lines: Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
- Treble staff spaces: FACE
- Bass staff lines: Great Big Dogs Fight Animals
- Bass staff spaces: All Cows Eat Grass
There are many different word mnemonics for remembering the lines and spaces on the staff. Which ones do you use?
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My boy students really like “Ernie Gives Bert Dead Frogs” for the Treble Line notes.
I’ve never heard of that fun sentence! I will definitely have to try it out with my little students. =)
I use the traditional “Every Good Boy Does Fine” for the treble clef. And “Good Boys Do Fine Always” for bass clef. Would you be able to make a mnemonic page like you made for the spaces? I didn’t see a printable page for the lines, only for the spaces. Really like your blog so far!
Both lines and spaces are there, Charla!