Remembering Bass Clef Notes

[@CK-eq6fr]

I've been playing the piano for more than a decade but I still struggle with sight-reading base clef notes. Thank you for the helpful mnemonics!

[@Musicreadingsavant]

Absolutely! I'm glad to hear this helps.

[@michaelgibbons7014]

I think I figured out a trick for the bass clef? If you just memorize the treble clef all of the corresponding notes on the bass clef are 2 letters up on a lower octave. A C note on the treble becomes an E on the bass etc. A->C, B->D, C->E, D->F, E->G, F->A, G->B.

[@RobertWF42]

Yes I was thinking the same thing! Makes you wonder why we don't simply adjust the bass clef to match the treble clef?

[@yogalite]

Thank you for those mnemonics to remember the notes. Tweaked my memory! Good tutorial.

[@tomhumes2457]

Perfectly clear. Thank you!

[@ErinMurphyMusic]

I was taught "Girls Buy Dazzling Flipflops Always" and "All Cows Eat Grass"(like you said) haha :)

[@Timrath]

I'm a music teacher, and I wonder if you could answer a few questions for me, please. 1. How old were you when you were taught that mnemonic? 2. Did you feel at that time that it helped you? 3. Do you still feel today that it helped you back then? 4. Do you still use it? 5. Can you read the bass clef fluently today? With "fluently", I mean that you see a note and instantly know what it is, without resorting to mnemonics or counting or trying to remember. 6. If the answere to the previous question was "yes", then how long did it take you until you were able to read the bass clef fluently?

[@hibosscakes5123]

Lines - Good Burritos Don’t Fall Apart GBDFA Spaces - All Cows Eat Grass ACEA Bottom Ledrolines - Cowboys Don’t Ever Fear CDEF Top Ledrolines - Breakfast Can Determine Everything BCDE My mnemonics

[@stevemcmillan4327]

very good

[@NightHawk-ek7om]

I play clarinet and I’m going to play alto sax thank you for helping me understand bass clef

[@kaoru-_-]

This quite literally is why I'm passing music

[@Musicreadingsavant]

Excellent! I'm so glad this has helped you.

[@jasper007s5]

you answered my questions. thank a bunch.

[@saidchettati4616]

its thanks a lot

[@zephank.7005]

This is AMZING

[@carlomcadams354]

thanks this helped a lot

[@sapi8502]

This didnt help that much. I already have acronyms but when i am playing i usually dont have enough time to read and translate the notes. is there any eat i can memorize them quickly

[@thomaspiaskowski21]

Honestly you just need to practice sight reading. It can be challenging at first but get the muscle memory down, then the translation problem will go away. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE :D

[@Timrath]

Don't use tricks. There aren't any tricks that work. The only thing that will enable you to read music is to read a lot of music. Play a different piece that you have never played before each day. Don't practice it. Just play it from beginning to end, disregarding any errors. It doesn't matter how bad it sounds, just muster all your courage and get through. It doesn't have to be a difficult piece, but the longer it is, the better. It's perfectly OK if you choose pieces that are below your level. Depending on your IQ and your ability to remain concentrated for several minutes, it will take you between 30 and 60 days. Trust me, there is no faster way.

[@DB-cy3dr]

for my music the first line is E

[@zoeheim4099]

Jacob Taylor that means that you play trouble clef, this is bass claf

[@Timrath]

What's a trouble clef?

[@sol.christine333]

@@Timrath treble cleff

[@Timrath]

@@sol.christine333 In that case, what's a cleff?

[@ryanjeevargas6522]

Gods

[@alexandraorciftind7464]

Helped only when u said the phraise thanks anyways

[@Fenris30]

I think I'm going to remember The Grizzlie Bear one a Lot easier lol.

[@marlonsitoprunita7436]

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