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Of course music basics will be covered too, like:

• Treble Clef
• Bass Clef
• Tone/Pitch
• Tempo and Timing
• The Music Staff
• Notes & Rests

Well anyway, this is just a welcome post and we’ll get on with the first “Learn To Read Music Fast” Lesson in a few days!

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Music notes and pitches are named using the first seven letters of the alphabet:   A B C D E F G.   A ‘clef’ placed at the beginning of the staff  fixes the position of the pitches on the staff.

Treble Clef

How to Read Music Notes - The Treble Clef

The treble clef, also called the G clef, indicates that the note G falls on the second line.  Notice how the bottom of the clef’s stylized G wraps around the second line.  Music for melodic instruments such as  the violin, and flute, as well as music for singers and guitarists is usually written in the treble clef. It’s the most common clef, therefore it’s critical for anyone serious about learning how to read music notes to recognize it.

 Bass Clef

How to Read Music Notes - The Bass Clef

Next time we’ll be back with more How to Read Music Notes and Learn to Read Music basics.

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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.

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The Musical Alphabet

After learning the basic parts of music writing, such as the clefs, staff, and time signatures, you’re ready to move on to learning the note names.  The musical alphabet consists of just 7 letters; A, B, C, D, E, F, and G.  Once you reach G, the alphabet starts over again at A.

Treble Clef Notes

One of the easiest tools you can use to help learn note names is a mnemonic device.  A mnemonic (the ‘m’ is silent) device is a technique that you use to help memorize something.  Rhymes, words, and phrases are some common mnemonic devices.

The most important thing to remember when learning the note names is that you have to start from the bottom of the staff and work your way up.  In the diagram below, you can see that the spaces in the treble clef spell the word FACE from bottom to top.  Space 1 is F, space 2 is A, space 3 is C, and space 4 is E.  It also helps that SPACE and FACE rhyme!

We’ll be back next week with more music theory lessons, music note name lessons, and all sorts of tips, techniques, and strategies to help you learn to read music.

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Since piano players use two hands to play, the music for each hand is written on a separate clef.  The treble clef is for the right hand notes and the bass clef is for the left hand notes.  When both of these staves are written together, it is called the Grand Staff.

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