In order to read music, it is essential to be able to quickly recognize the note in each space and line of the staff. This can be achieved with practice and patience.
However, it can be helpful to start by memorizing the order of the notes in the spaces and lines. For example, in the G clef, the notes in the rows are E, G, B, D, and F. The notes in the spaces are F, A, C, and E:
The space notes are easy to remember because they form the word FACE. For the line notes, you can use the following phrase: Every Good Boy Does Fine.
The F clef:
See Reading Music in the Tutorials section.