How To Draw a Treble Clef
Drawing a treble clef can be a little bit daunting for young students. It looks like likes of swirls and squiggles. I’ve had more than one student give a horrified look when I ask them to draw a treble clef. If you break it down into smaller steps, it’s not overwhelming. Giving reference points to which staff lines gives guidance as to size and shape. So download the worksheet on how to draw a treble clef below.
Before the advent of computers and even music typewriters (Yes! that really is a thing) music was hand written using a wide-nib quill. This caused notes and notation to look like it was written in calligraphy type font. Music engravers, publishers and software programers continued to use that calligraphy font in the music we read today. (You can read more about the history of how music typesetting here.)
When young students see printed music notation and are asked to draw it, often they will begin to try to make their pencil create the calligraphy style they in the typical music notation font, they begin to color and make lines thick and thin. So for this worksheet, I used a thin pencil line to demonstrate how to draw a treble clef in 5 easy steps. Relating it to shapes and letters that they are already familiar with drawing, they can learn to draw one fairly easily. Don’t be surprised that once they learn to draw a treble clef you will find them appearing everywhere….sidewalk chalk drawings, birthday card envelopes, lesson notes, practice charts. Once they get the hang of it, treble clefs are really fun to draw!
