Reading the notes on music lines

It is important to learn the notes on sheet music.

Notice how music works in octaves.

An octave is a musical interval consisting of 8 notes.

The eighth note in the scale is considered a repetition of the first but in a higher register.

This can be remembered by the following music mnemonic:

One of the eight tentacles of the octopus waved (octave) while the others held up the seven letters, A to G.

Pay particular attention to where 'middle C' is.

On a piano, the scale would appear like this: