One of the strategies I use to teach the names of the notes on the staff is mnemonic devices (Good Burritos Don't Fall Apart: bass clef line notes, for example). This comes after students have learned the notes on the D, A, and G strings (just before the C/E string notes) and after students should be aware that the notes of the staff just follow the musical alphabet (ABCDEFGABCDEFG...). This is just another strategy to help remember the names of the line and space notes on the staff. Students are encouraged to create their own sentences and add them to the posters, which then get hung on the wall as reference.
TREBLE CLEF
Lines:
- Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
- Every Good Boy Does Fine
- Empty Garbage Before Dad Flips
- FACE
ALTO CLEF
Lines:
- Find Alto Clef Extra Great
- Good Boys Deserve Fudge
- Good Boys Don't Fight
BASS CLEF
Lines:
- Good Burritos Don't Fall Apart
- Good Boys Do Fine Always
- All Cows Eat Grass
- All Cars Eat Gas
The handout is designed to be printed double-sided and then cut in half. Feel free to add your own mnemonic devices!
