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Music Theory

Write the Note: Treble Clef

Practice writing notes in the treble clef. You are given a letter name, such as E, and you place that note on the staff. Click or tap the staff to put it in the right place; any octave is accepted. There are 10 questions.

Tip: Find the G first: it is the line the clef curls around (the second line). The space below it is F and the space above it is A. Then move up or down by steps until you reach the letter you were given.

Placing notes in the treble clef

The notes in this exercise run from middle C, on a ledger line below the staff, up to the A on the first ledger line above it. To write a note, work out its distance from G4: one step up is A, one step down is F. Remember that the letters repeat every seven steps, so each letter has more than one possible position.

Not there yet? Start with naming the notes in the treble clef or review the treble clef in the dictionary.

More practice: write notes in all clefs →

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you place a note in the treble clef?
Start from G4 on the second line, then count lines and spaces up or down until you reach the letter you were asked for. Click or tap that position on the staff and press Check.
Why is any octave accepted?
The exercise checks the letter name, and a letter appears in several places on the staff. For example, a C can go on the ledger line below the staff (C4) or in the third space (C5). Both answers are correct.