Music Fundamentals A Balanced Approach

• Try to match the pitches by singing to yourself.


• If you are unsure of the answer, write down the first answer that comes to mind. (First impressions are
  frequently correct.)

Ascending Descending

Theory Trainer

(Your instructor will assign the number of exercises to complete.)

Exercise 1c Listen to three notes and identify ascending or descending steps or skips.

The F Clef (Bass Clef) ( )

The Fclef,usually called the bass clef,is used to indicate voices or instruments that sing or play low pitches
including male voices, the cello, and the tuba. When the F clef is placed at the beginning of the staff, the fourth
line from the bottom is named F. All other pitches follow in alphabetical order above or below the F.

Exercise 17

Draw F clefs on the staff below. Notice how the F clef begins on the fourth line. In modern notation, the two
dots are always placed above and below the F line in the third and fourth spaces.

Exercise 18—Class Exercise

Draw an F, or bass clefand the ascendingnotes on the staff from the first line (G)to the middle C ledger line.
Use whole notes ( ). Write the letter names below each note. Repeat the exercise on your own staff paper.

BASICS OF PITCH

G A B C D E F G A B C

F Line

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