Music Staff Song

Submitted by Kristin Lukow, Nebraska

Idea posted August 26, 2003

I "wrote" a staff song many, many years ago. I use it with grades 2 - 6. It is to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." We sing this as we hold up our hand staff, thumb up in front of our face!

A, B, C, D, E, F, G
The musical alphabet stops at G.
If you want to name a line.
Every Good Boy Does Fine
(Now stop and name the lines by pointing to the end of your finger: E, G, B, D, F)
If you want to name a space,
Just remember they spell face.
(Now stop and name the lines by pointing to the end of your finger: F, A, C, E)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
The musical alphabet stops at G.

I almost always follow up this song with the Point and Name Game. I point to a line or space, which is a finger or the space between my fingers and they name the line or space. Sometimes I will do this as their ticket out the door. They have to correctly name the one I am pointing to to leave, or they go to the end of the line. They almost always get it, especially my 6th graders, who go to recess right after music and desperately want to get going!