The letters of the musical
alphabet are: ABCDEFG. When you go forward in the musical
alphabet, you go higher in pitch. When you go backward in the
musical alphabet, you go lower in pitch.
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. Cellists read bass or F clef. The clef assigns the
note names to particular lines or spaces.