Clef signs are symbols in music that tell you how high or low the notes on the staff should sound.

The two main types of clef signs you would normally use are Treble clef (G clef) and Bass clef (F clef).

Remember the staff we discussed, with its lines and spaces representing different pitches? In the treble clef, the notes on the lines are named E, G, B, D, and F.

Remember this saying “Every Good Boy Does Fine” for the letters of the lines in the Treble clef music.

The spaces in the Treble clef are named F, A, C, and E.

The word “FACE” will help you remember the letters of the spaces in the Treble clef music.

In the bass clef, the notes on the lines are named G, B, D, F, and A.

Remember this saying “Good Boys Does Fine Always” for the letters of the lines in the Bass clef music.

The spaces in the Bass clef are named A, C, E, and G.

The saying “All Cows Eat Grass” will help you remember the letters of the spaces in the Bass clef music.

Think of the staff as a ladder! We read from the bottom to the top, with each step (line or space) moving up in alphabetical order from A to G. When we reach G, we start back at A again.

For example, in the treble clef, the lines spell E, G, B, D, F, and the spaces spell F, A, C, E. Put them all together, and they climb up in order—E, F, G, A, B, C, D, E, F! Just remember, the musical alphabet only goes from A to G and then repeats!