How to Read Music
Reading Treble clef remember this phrase for line notes(a line note has a line going through the note head ):
--------------------------------------------------------------Fly --------------
---------------------------------------------Does ---------------------------------
--------------------------------Bird ------------------
---------------Good ------
-------Every
E is the first line or bottom line, G is the second line from the bottom, B is the third line from the bottom, D is the fourth line from the bottom, F is the fifth line from the bottom (remember there are 5 lines and we count from the bottom up like a hotel or building) Remember this phrase for the space notes (means its in the space): Face in the space
--------------------
E
-----------------------
C
-------------------
A
-----------------------
F
F is the first space or bottom space, A is the second space from the bottom, C is the third space from the bottom, E is the fourth space from the bottom, (remember there are 4 spaces and we count from the bottom up like a hotel or building) Reading Bass Clef remember this Phrase for the line notes:
-----------------------------------Fly---------
-------------------------Do-----------
---------------Birds--------
-------Good------
For the Space notes in the bass clef remember this phrase:
----------------------------------
Grass
---------------------------
Eat
----------------------
Cows
------------------
All
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3 Answers By Expert Tutors
Deanna V. answered 01/04/21
Music Chairperson and Adjudicator's studio is taking new students.
All rhymes go from bottom to top line or space:
Treble Clef line notes- Every Good Bird Does Fly
space notes- F A C E
Bass Clef line notes- All Cows Eat Grass
space notes- Great Big Dogs Fight Animals

Lauren K. answered 12/27/20
Third Year student at Berklee College of Music
This is a lovely way to remember!
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