The letters of the musical alphabet are:
ABCDEFG. When you go forward in the musical alphabet, you go higher in pitch
and up the staff. When you go backward in the musical alphabet, you go lower in
pitch and down the staff.
We place notes on the staff. These notes
represent different pitches. You must know where on the staff these notes are
placed. You must pay attention to your clef sign. Violists read alto or C clef.
The clef assigns the note names to particular lines or spaces.