amy b asked:
I know about All Cows Eat Grass / FACE / Every Good Boy Does Fine / Good Boys Do Fine Always
I find that I am saying those phrases in order to see what note it is. I know the actual keys by heart.
When I play music, it is pretty much muscle memory. I am not saying each note name in my head. In fact I just find see and know the other notes as “two up from c / 1 down from c”
What is the best way to really get to know the notes on the music sheet treble and base by heart?
Tags: Grass, Learn Music, Treble
Learn How to Read Music
You’re actually on the right track when you bring up muscle memory. There is a way to accomplish what you want but it will take a bit of work. Fortunately, it’s easy work. And, believe it or not, it’s based on VISUAL MEMORY in much the same way you develop muscle memory.
Standardized introductory music courses for early-to-intermediate study in music has slept on a back burner for many years because it’s easy to do nothing while still raking in profits via publishing.
This is what you should do:
1. Get some manuscript paper or make your own, using your hyphen on the keyboard and then print lines.
2. Beginning with “middle C” that you’ll place on the exact middle of the space between two staves (upper 5-line staff and the 5-line staff immediately below), write your own exercises and build on your visual memory. This is so easy, you’ll be amazed at how your skillmanship will grow.
Here’s an example of how you could begin:
Write your own tunes based on just the pitches surrounding middle C for starters:
C D E D C B C
C D C B A B C
C D E F E D C
C B A G A B C D C
By engaging in this sort of approach, you’ll quickly find the written notation will become automatic. Equally important, you’ll be remedying a situation you recognize but have been powerless to repair. Thiks will do wonders for your confidence.
Let me know if you run into difficulty but I expect you’re going to do very well because you dared to ask a question just about all early students haven’t the courage to bring up.