Let's talk about clefs!
Treble clef
Alright, now that you have learned about the STAFF, and everything it does, let’s start talking about the things that you will find on a staff. To do that, we need to know how to read a staff, and the first thing you will see on a staff is a CLEF.
Clefs are like the first chapter in an instruction manual for a staff. They tell you where you are going to be playing or singing, and whether the notes you will be using are higher or lower. Think of a piano keyboard, and split it down the middle. The first clef we will deal with tells you to play or sing the notes on the right side of the piano, which are all the higher notes on a staff. This clef is called TREBLE CLEF.
The word “treble” means higher, so when we read notes on a staff that has a treble clef, we will be reading the higher notes that are played by instruments like flutes and clarinets, or sung by people that have a higher voice. The treble clef is found at the beginning of a staff and looks like this:
The Notes
When you put a treble clef at the beginning of a staff, you then can read the lines and spaces with their appropriate notes. When you read the lines and spaces on a staff, the bottom line or space is the first one, and you count up from there. The lines of a treble clef staff are, from the bottom (first) line are:
E, G, B, D, F
A neat little saying to help remember this is Every Good Boy Does Fine!
The spaces of a treble clef are, from the bottom (first) space are:
F, A, C, E
(LOOK! They spell the word FACE!)
Here are some pictures of some of the notes to help you out:
(E) 
(F) 
(G) 
(A) Now, remember the ledger lines? The same rules apply in treble clef. Notes can appear on ledger lines and the spaces in between them above and below the staff. Just remember to count the correct names of the lines and spaces in order when you see them!
Here is example of a “B” above the staff on a ledger line:
(B) Here's a tip: When looking at ledger lines, if a line is going through a note, it's on a line. If it is sitting on a line, like in this picture, it's in a space.
There are many notes on the staff with the same letter name. They just sound higher or lower depending on where they are on the staff.
The treble clef is also known as the "G" clef because the inside part of the clef wraps around the "G" line.
