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18.2 · The Staff

Every line has a name

Nine positions, nine names, two old sayings. The lines spell Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge and the spaces simply spell FACE. Learn these two and you can name any note on the staff.

The lines: E G B D F

Bottom to top. Say the saying, tap the notes, hear them climb in skips.

EveryGoodBoyDeservesFudge

The spaces: F A C E

Even easier. The spaces spell a word.

FACE

Game · Find the note

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Tap E on the staff. If it lives on both a line and a space, either counts.

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Tap a line or space. The note sounds as it lands.

Quiz · Name that note

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This note sits on the middle line. What is it?

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Score 100% on every quiz and game to complete this lesson.Middle C & ledger lines →