Stave Notation Music Worksheet

This stave-notation worksheet offers an effective way for secondary students to apply their knowledge of reading notes on the stave. Students decode hidden words by identifying the letter names of each pitch, helping them build accuracy and confidence with notation reading. Ideal for KS3, cover lessons, warm-ups, homework, and intervention sessions.

Bring excitement to notation reading with this detective-themed music worksheet, designed to help secondary students confidently read notes on the stave while having fun cracking musical codes!
In this activity, students take on the role of musical detectives. Their mission: read each note, identify the pitch, and use the letters to decode the hidden word. This imaginative approach reinforces essential music-reading skills through problem-solving, literacy, and pattern recognition.

Perfect for KS3, this resource is ideal for:

• Cover lessons
• Starters and plenaries
• Independent or paired work
• Revision of treble clef note reading
• Engaging early-finishers activities