Have you ever wanted to learn to read music? Now’s your chance!
If you haven’t learned your note names on the piano then make sure to first check out our last weeks lesson.
Treble Clef and Bass Clef
The Treble and Bass Clef divide the high notes in the treble from our low notes in our bass clef. Down Below you’ll notice for each staff there are five lines and four spaces where notes can go.
Middle C, Treble D, and Bass B
Middle C is usually the very first note that people learn to play so let’s start there. The Middle C is right in between the Bass and Treble Clef. Middle C is also sometimes called C4. That is because your middle C is the fourth C from the left of the piano.
Above you’ll see a picture of two middle Cs. They are the same note. The only difference is that the one that is located closer to the treble clef is played with the right hand and the one closer to the bass clef is played with the left hand.
The treble clef D note is just one note higher (to the right) the Middle C.
For the bass clef B it is just one note lower (to the left) of Middle C.
Treble Clef Lines and Spaces
For the treble clef lines we use a phrase to help us remember what our notes are. The phrase is Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge. The bottom line in the treble clef and then it progresses going higher E, G, B, D, F.
The treble clef spaces spell the word FACE. Once again this starts at the very bottom of the treble clef spaces with F and moves to the top.
Bass Clef Lines and Spaces
With the Bass clef lines we use the phrase Good Birds Don’t Fly Away. So once again it moves from the bottom with G and moves to the top.
For the Bass clef spaces we use the phrase All Cows Eat Grass.
Putting It All Together
To summarize, down below you will see all these notes being put together.
That concludes our lesson on learning to read music. I hope these piano and voice lessons help you in your musical journey.
Linnea Loves Music
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