9/16/2023 0 Comments Bass clef key signatures![]() Too old fashioned? Then learn these more modern interpretations-what a variety of silly sayings! E-G-B-D-F:Įmpty Garbage Before Dad Flips Every Grandad Breaks Dad’s Fence Elvis’ Guitar Broke Down Friday The bass clef spaces A-C-E-G can never be forgotten if you remember: All Cows Eat Grass. To learn the treble clef notes, which rest on the 5 lines of the staff E-G-B-D-F, I was taught a mnemonic, and I still remember it today: Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge!įor the bass clef notes G-B-D-F-A I memorized: Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always! The treble clef spaces do spell a word, (in English that is…) F-A-C-E. I’ll give you some hints, which we musicians love to use and laugh about. ![]() Simple, right?īut now comes the hard part. Fortunately, there are only 12 to remember, and 12 possible keys: all the white and black keys of the piano-C, C# (or Db), D, D# (or Eb), E, F, F# (or Gb), G and G# (or Ab), A, A# (or Bb), B then it starts over with C. Every line or space above or below are named alphabetically from this C. ![]() Middle C, so named as it is in the center of the piano keyboard, is written on a line between two staffs of 5 lines each. Some of us learned the treble and bass clef notes by rote, or by ear, (and mixed with copious tears) other musicians from all over the world learned them through fun anagrams or mnemonics. ![]() The two dots to the right of the symbol are on either side of the leger line, which is the note F. Similarly, the bass clef is sometimes called the F clef. The treble clef, also named the G clef, twists around the leger line which is the note G. Squiggles and scribbles, which represent the tones and rhythms are written on a staff comprised of 5 leger lines. What a task! Learning the key signatures, time signatures, the note values, rest values, and rhythms, the musical terms (often in multiple languages), as well as learning the clefs and note-reading… It’s like the study of any complex foreign language. ![]()
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