Learn to Read Music on the Bass Clef

A Quick Guide to Help You Learn to Read Music - The Bass Clef

We already know that the musical alphabet goes from A to G and then starts over, so there are no surprises there.  Remember that bass clef notes are NOT the same as the treble clef notes.  This means that you can’t use the same memory tricks to remember the note names.

The memory tricks used to remember the bass clef note names are different from the ones used to remember the notes in the treble clef.  The lines and spaces of the bass clef are different from the ones in the treble.  Remember to start from the bottom and work your way up the staff when you use the mnemonic devices to remember the note names!

Remember that each line and space has a number.  The first line is the bottom line, the first space is the bottom space, etc. 

Learn to Read Music on the Bass Clef

Tomorrow we’ll be back with the continuation of this lesson to help you learn to read music.