Reading the staff

Sign in to read this lesson

Lessons are for learners and teachers with an account. Browsing the curriculum — subjects, strands and what each sub-strand covers — stays open to everyone.

• 8 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
• 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
• A quiz that marks itself as you go
• Your progress kept across every subject you take

Other lessons in this sub-strand

1. Translation in music
2. Reading the staff
3. The tonic sol-fa ladder
4. Key and tonic: choosing doh
5. Rules for staff to sol-fa
6. Staff to sol-fa in simple time
7. Staff to sol-fa in compound time
8. Rules for sol-fa to staff
9. Sol-fa to staff in simple time
10. Sol-fa to staff in compound time
11. Note values and rests
12. Grouping notes in compound time
13. Articulation marks
14. Repeat marks and navigation
15. Translating with performance directions