Easy Trick to Read in Bass Clef (How to Read Music: Part 2)

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  • @DGaryGrady
    @DGaryGrady 2 роки тому +47

    Excellent as always!
    Here are two things I've found helpful as a perpetual beginner, for what they're worth:
    1. The clef markers are useful anchor points. The G (treble) clef sort of looks like a cursive G and the lower part loops around the G line. The F (bass) clef sort of looks like a stylized F with the two dots (corresponding to the horizontal lines of a capital F) marking the F line.
    2. I'm embarrassed to say how long it took me to notice how simple and logical musical notation and note names actually are. Maybe this is obvious to most people, but I'm not that smart!
    For example, there's a rule against having two different notes with the same letter name in a given scale. The reason for that rule is crystal clear if you try to write a scale on sheet music.
    For example, the G-major scale is G A B C D E F# G. Since Gb is another name for F# you could try to write it G A B C D E Gb G, but when you try to write the latter on sheet music it gets ridiculous. It's much more sensible to put notes on the lines and spaces for G A B C D E F and G and then put a # on the F line way to the left (top line on the treble clef, one line down on the bass) to say that all the Fs are really F#s (well, unless overridden by an accidental).
    Same with F-major: The 4th note needs to be Bb and not A# to keep things sensible: Write the notes on the staff as F G A B C D E and F, and then put a flat on the B (middle line of the treble clef, one line down on the bass) to say all the Bs are really Bbs.
    In fact, this actually explains the vertical positioning sharps and flats in a key signature. You could in theory put a sharp on the lowest space of the treble clef to indicate that every F is sharpened, but then on the bass clef it would wind up below the staff. So in each key signature we put the # or b as high as it will fit on the treble staff so when translated down to the bass staff the same pattern still fits neatly.

    • @GracieTerzian
      @GracieTerzian  2 роки тому +15

      This is awesome! I’m pinning your comment so other people can read it. I’m sure some people will find it helpful! :)

    • @causeandefect8252
      @causeandefect8252 2 роки тому +3

      @@GracieTerzian !. I feel like a celeb!

    • @BILU123123
      @BILU123123 10 місяців тому +1

      I 100% agree with your logical explanation; just put the "#" or "b" before the note, once the result is exactly the same and makes the read process more "clean" and "simple" !
      Thanks for sharing this content @DGaryGrady !!

    • @omoclinton
      @omoclinton Місяць тому

      Love your insight on this

  • @NinerFourWhiskey
    @NinerFourWhiskey 2 роки тому +21

    All Cows Eat Grass and FACE is how I remembered them when I was young, and that was a long time ago! The ones that get me are reading above the ledger line on either clef.

    • @mundomagico7787
      @mundomagico7787 6 місяців тому +1

      Thank you exactly what I was looking for! I knew FACE and knew the lower must have something similar!

    • @cdo720
      @cdo720 6 місяців тому +4

      The lines are
      every good boy does fine
      And
      good boys do fine always

  • @felisaaero
    @felisaaero 2 роки тому +47

    All these years, no one taught this. Brillant! Reading Bass clef is so easy now. This beats all the stupid pneumonics! Thank you! Thank you!!’

    • @JustMe-999a
      @JustMe-999a Рік тому

      If you're too dense to realize the relationship on your own, you're too stupid to play an instrument

    • @elise5853
      @elise5853 8 місяців тому +7

      @@JustMe-999aWhy so negative?

    • @WoodbabyCYL
      @WoodbabyCYL 7 місяців тому +1

      @@JustMe-999a👎

    • @kaiserchief9319
      @kaiserchief9319 4 дні тому +1

      @@elise5853 Probably because they can't play an instrument. 🤣😂

  • @IKEAMAN
    @IKEAMAN 2 місяці тому +6

    This is a LIFE SAVER I'm playing Bass in Jazz band Tommorrow, but I have know clue how to read bass clef. Thank you very much for the help.

  • @timdawdy5961
    @timdawdy5961 2 роки тому +20

    Wow!
    I'm a 63 year old music major at the local college. Bass clef was always difficult for me.
    This video really helped.

    • @GracieTerzian
      @GracieTerzian  2 роки тому +1

      So glad to hear it!!

    • @syzygy2464
      @syzygy2464 9 місяців тому +1

      turns out us old dogs can learn new tricks. I too have never seen this method in all the years I've been playing, reading and writing music. Kind of makes things click a little more.

  • @nickmorley1159
    @nickmorley1159 6 місяців тому +3

    I cannot believe I have been struggling all these years and never drew this connection. Thank you so much! Lightbulb moment!

  • @604cuinkillah
    @604cuinkillah Рік тому +4

    After years of playing trumpet I'm thinking I should learn the piano. Bass clef is so foreign. Then I see this... WOW!! Totally unlocked my mind, THANK you😉😊😊😊

  • @daltimond
    @daltimond 19 днів тому

    Thanks for this. It's really helpful. I'm learning piano after years of playing sax and I quickly realized reading music off the bass clef was harder than I expected.

  • @erichmenig1193
    @erichmenig1193 2 роки тому +8

    Hi Gracie, I’ve been lingering in the background for quite some time now and have been in awe of your teachings.
    I am 66 years young and I am the organist in the Moravian Church here in Curaçao ( this is an island in the Caribbean north of Venezuela).
    Apart from being the church organist I give piano lessons and organ lesson. For the last 25 years I’ve been playing also in the Jewish Synagogue Mikve Israel Emanuel, a Sephardic Reformed Jewish synagogue, the oldest synagogue in the Western Hemisphere in continuous use.
    In my piano lessons I am constantly looking for ways of keeping the lessons interesting and many tips you presented I have used as well.
    Today’s lesson is a “Bomb” !!! I am sure it is going to be a real eye opener for my students. I want to thank you on behalf of them and I’ll keep learning from you..
    I hope things are good with the baby as well.
    Best regards,
    Erich Menig

    • @GracieTerzian
      @GracieTerzian  2 роки тому +4

      Hello Erich!! Thank you so much for your incredibly kind comment. It really means a lot to read your words.. especially coming from another teacher. How cool that you live in Curaçao!!! And that you play the organ at the Moravian church and old Synagogue there!! I am in awe of organ players. Thank you again for your nice comment - it made my day! Blessings to you and your students :)

  • @milas3892
    @milas3892 10 місяців тому +2

    I loved this explanation. I am an adult beginner piano student, although I first learned how to read notes when I was a teenager decades ago… I can read the notes so much easier in the treble clef than in the bass clef. This lesson opened my eyes for something that may be obvious for some but I just never thought about it.

  • @gorelowjeff5054
    @gorelowjeff5054 2 роки тому +2

    I just watched 6 videos on how to learn the bass clef and this seemed Ridiculously easy. Thank you so much. Maybe I won't drive my harp teacher so crazy now

  • @maryk6780
    @maryk6780 Рік тому +2

    Since I broke my finger and my practicing is limited, I decided to learn more theory. I have watched several of your videos, so far. These videos are the silver lining to an otherwise unfortunate circumstance. Thank you so much!!

  • @lpa9974
    @lpa9974 9 місяців тому +1

    Thank you Gracie. I always love finding tips and tricks and new ways of thinking about music theory.
    I notice that so many people struggle with recognizing notes on the Bass clef. I had the same issues when I began playing many years ago. After giving it much thought, I believe that it’s because teachers always taught beginners to start with the Treble clef until they got really familiar with the notes and songs and mostly ignored the bottom (Bass) clef. It was such a revelation at some point to realize that the Treble clef is just a continuation of the notes from the Bass clef, starting at low G and continuing the notes alphabetically by line and space all the way up to the high F line at the top of the Treble clef!

  • @charmainewein6410
    @charmainewein6410 9 місяців тому +1

    The part where you erased the clef symbols and put one note under the other was golden for me! What a great hack! You are an incredible teacher!❤

  • @emmam9954
    @emmam9954 Рік тому +1

    Oh my gosh! Thank you! Im starting cello off of 5 years of flute and Im reeling at the bass clef.

  • @NonsenseInBASIC
    @NonsenseInBASIC 2 роки тому +14

    Superb timing! I just resolved to learn eight reading this year - and my first job was figuring out bass clef. And here you come to the rescue! Thanks for yet another wonderful video :)

    • @robertakerman3570
      @robertakerman3570 2 роки тому +1

      Dave, not making fun(trying to learn); did U mean "sight reading", or is eight a style of Octave etc.?

    • @GracieTerzian
      @GracieTerzian  2 роки тому

      Aw thank you so much! I'm so glad the timing on this video is good! :) Best of luck on your sight reading journey

    • @robertakerman3570
      @robertakerman3570 2 роки тому

      @@creamwobbly Hope U do well. I tend to get it until I stray; then it's a complete reset. Worst memory ever, but it's still fun to watch Gracie.

  • @sandywise3867
    @sandywise3867 Рік тому +2

    Thankyou very much for that hack. I have just started to learn the bass clef after many years of self taught on a keyboard and playing automatic chords with my last hand. It was a pattern I never noticed before.

  • @Pdee-123
    @Pdee-123 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much. For years I struggled with the bass clef

  • @ivanarivera5378
    @ivanarivera5378 17 днів тому

    This helps so muchhhh im trying to learn trombone as a alto sax player and this method is flawless

  • @johnmoorehead4986
    @johnmoorehead4986 9 місяців тому +2

    Wow. That was really a great explanation.! The video was 4.5 minutes long and just watching your video on this subject and the circle of fith's I have learned more in 2 days than I have over the last 2 years..Great job!!!

  • @jwsmsmith
    @jwsmsmith 2 роки тому

    Gracie, I'm old enough to be your grampa and I have always struggled with the bass notes since I started lessons at 10 years old. So much so I gave up reading in real time and learned ear playing, even for my weekly lessons I cheated and memorized the notes and then pretended. I never heard of this trick before. Thank you so much!

  • @leftofcenter4
    @leftofcenter4 2 роки тому +1

    Your a natural teacher, was not even trying to learn that tonight but needed to get learn it like 20 years ago… I knew it was something like that move up down thing. Gives me a great foundational start to figuring out music now by reading the staff instead of always relying on my ear

  • @i.davidsafian8491
    @i.davidsafian8491 11 місяців тому +2

    That is the easiest explanation of base cleft that I have ever heard - Thank you

  • @americanstudyingrussian9062
    @americanstudyingrussian9062 2 роки тому +2

    This is awesome! 40 years ago, I took guitar lessons & learned to read treble clef. I got a keyboard & wanted to learn to read bass clef. It's difficult because I instantly recognize the note as if it were in treble clef. I thought I would have to untrain myself from what I know. But now I can let my eyes follow the space/line above & I can play easily. Thank you!

  • @austinleonardo9160
    @austinleonardo9160 2 роки тому +4

    You're a Great Teacher.... I'm daily following your videos... Here I'm able to Learn everything easily which I have struggled to understand earlier... Love from India ❤️

  • @arinorjoway
    @arinorjoway 2 роки тому

    Thanks for this video. We can say for Bass clef, B is for bottom, and for Treble clef, T is for: top. Bass - bottom, Treble - Top. This helped me too.

  • @leftofcenter4
    @leftofcenter4 2 роки тому

    A great foundation for reading piano music start… your a natural teacher, l didn’t even plan to learn that tonight.

  • @mayralovesmusic
    @mayralovesmusic 2 роки тому +1

    I can't believe this! Never saw this pattern before you just blew my tiny brain 🧠

  • @nickrhodes6485
    @nickrhodes6485 8 місяців тому

    I'm having to learn this in a quick manner to start teaching music. Played for 30 years but this part I never particularly cared for but it's part of music education. Thanks

  • @mitchell061675
    @mitchell061675 Рік тому +2

    I can’t believe it took me this long to find you amazing teaching and help, I started self teaching my self music theory about two year ago, and you have helped me more in one week. Thank you for being you!!!!

  • @anonglakmoonwicha2726
    @anonglakmoonwicha2726 2 роки тому +6

    I love your lessons even if they're about things I've known for years... they're still fun! (I play piano, so both clefs are something I've always needed to know)

  • @robertborch5868
    @robertborch5868 10 місяців тому +1

    Thanks Gracie!
    Being a bass player, and doing so mostly by ear, I need to develop my sight reading a bit more.
    This lesson is really helpful. Now I just have to practice! 😊

  • @barbaramiller4049
    @barbaramiller4049 2 роки тому

    Thank you. Sometimes the obvious needs to be shown. So simple.

  • @jimwright9927
    @jimwright9927 2 роки тому +3

    I enjoy your lessons and this is a neat trick. I've have always struggled reading notes, especially on the bass cleft. Keep up the great lessons!

  • @raymster8450
    @raymster8450 2 роки тому

    Gracie,
    I hope you and your family are well. That you have recovered fully and will be praying for you. (and family).

  • @causeandefect8252
    @causeandefect8252 2 роки тому

    You are a great teacher. Thanks. The Bass Clef is always a struggle for me, a violinist. I would like to play bass lines but haven't decided or learned where to play them yet. They are necessary for Piano, which I have recently started studying in order to be a better violinist. I am very grateful that you share your talent and insights. Thank you, DSL

  • @LH-zv2zq
    @LH-zv2zq 2 роки тому +1

    I play bass and never thought, or knew how treble notes in comparison were set on staff. Again, you provide greater music insight. Thnx

  • @rkoby42
    @rkoby42 2 роки тому +1

    For the Bass Clef i have found so far, as I have been learning to play the piano, that just remembering ACEG, just say it, ACE G, is the easiest way to remember all the spaces in the Bass Clef. Once you got that then all the lines fall into place . Of course there are the 2 dots which mark the F line for the Bass Clef. Of course we got the same thing going on in the G Clef with FACE for the spaces which is easy to say and the G marked by the signature sign. Those are plenty of LANDMARK notes to work with on the staves. With practice it comes quicker and quicker to identify the notes.

  • @bluntube
    @bluntube 2 роки тому +1

    Super helpful simplification, I’ve never thought of. Thank you!

  • @abbesatty9498
    @abbesatty9498 2 роки тому +2

    So glad that my favourite teacher is back! Hope you're feeling well!

  • @Bob13Blues
    @Bob13Blues 2 роки тому +1

    Gracie you are Brilliant! Thank you. I have been trying to learn Bass Clef. This makes it so easy.

  • @Leesmusicstuff
    @Leesmusicstuff 2 роки тому +2

    Love this!!! Just what I needed!!
    I’m teaching myself to play the bass and while I can (kinda) read the bass clef when it’s paired with the treble like for piano but when it’s just the bass clef my head still read it as a treble.
    This will be so helpful! Thank you!

  • @PharaohciousX
    @PharaohciousX Рік тому +1

    My 3 weeks of trying to memorize bass clef just got solved in 20 seconds lololol sometimes we miss the forest for the tree. Amazing advice

  • @sheebitz
    @sheebitz Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much 🙌🏾 I’m a flute player and always used to treble clef but I’m learning piano so it’s been such a struggle

  • @donhenderson2138
    @donhenderson2138 2 роки тому +3

    You really helped me understand music Theory. Your videos are a great help to me and very grateful.

    • @GracieTerzian
      @GracieTerzian  2 роки тому

      I’m so glad to hear that!! Thank you so much for your nice comment. Much appreciated.

  • @scottdunn7484
    @scottdunn7484 Рік тому

    Have been there a thousand times (do I read one line (or space) higher or lower?); now I got it. Bass (clef) one space or line lower than treble (clef). Beautiful!

  • @sherilb8745
    @sherilb8745 2 роки тому +1

    Great lesson. Never thought of it that way before. Will use it to improve my sight reading skills. Thanks.

    • @robertakerman3570
      @robertakerman3570 2 роки тому

      Many yrs. ago it dawned on that the Bass clef is 2 notes down. Gracie says it much better.

  • @fredspengeman6707
    @fredspengeman6707 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for helping this frustrated trombonist!

  • @davejanas948
    @davejanas948 Рік тому +1

    So simple! Why haven’t I heard this before?? Thank you!

  • @oceaniawill3979
    @oceaniawill3979 6 днів тому

    Trying to teach my son now explaining is much easier 🎉🎉🎉

  • @christieallman2058
    @christieallman2058 8 місяців тому +1

    What a great trick! I can fly through the notes on the treble clef but this trick is so easy to remember! thank you!

  • @robinanderson1115
    @robinanderson1115 2 роки тому +4

    COOL LESSON. SO SIMPLE & 2 THE POINT. A VERY GOOD MUSIC TEACHER. LOVED IT.

  • @romeosuminguit9716
    @romeosuminguit9716 2 роки тому

    Thanks so much Miss Gracie I have learned a lot from you regarding the notation on G clif and Bass clif.

  • @mksrxwd
    @mksrxwd 2 роки тому +1

    Really helpful as I've been reading bass clef for many years but never took the time to learn treble clef. Thank you.

  • @shitzhu16
    @shitzhu16 4 місяці тому

    Brilliant !!!!! I've never seen it like that.. So simple. Thanks from New Zealand
    and

  • @emmd1234
    @emmd1234 7 місяців тому

    Oooh, what a discovery!! Base note (F clef) are lower by a line than in Treble note (G clef). Just as simple as that.
    You can't imagine the years I've struggled to find how to master this.

  • @salahudinmuhammad
    @salahudinmuhammad 3 місяці тому

    I give you my thanks for this well-thought-out explanation.

  • @tiablasangoriti8347
    @tiablasangoriti8347 2 роки тому +2

    This is a wonderful trick to know.
    Thank You for sharing it with us Gracie. You are a delightful music teacher. Best wishes to you and your new baby. ☺

  • @ricardoperez55
    @ricardoperez55 2 роки тому +1

    Hi Gracie! So simple a concept and yet I hadn't figured it out so far by myself (and I've had so much trouble trying to remember all the notes of the bass clef). This is one of those videos that are so helpful for us beginners!! Thank you so much for this video. !!

  • @Fenrisulv987-nl8kh
    @Fenrisulv987-nl8kh 10 місяців тому

    Can't believe how simple this was... unbelievable how much u forget after decades of not playing an instrument. I'm almost ashamed lol ;) -- thx for the video!

  • @binagordon8980
    @binagordon8980 Місяць тому

    Thank you Grace this is an amazing and surprising explanation. Wow, what an aha moment. You're awesome

  • @steelybeatz6382
    @steelybeatz6382 2 роки тому +1

    Love this! I'm struggling learning the notes on Bass &, what a wonderful way to learn the notes on the F Clef. Thank you for sharing!! :)

  • @22niloc
    @22niloc 2 роки тому +1

    Hi, Glad you're feeling better. Another gem of a lesson. I'm looking forward to part 3.

  • @lueezec358
    @lueezec358 10 місяців тому +1

    It might sound odd, but I was looking for a kind of pattern between the two clef’s and you have described it for me, so thanks😊

  • @cadebabade
    @cadebabade Рік тому

    Holy shit thank you so much. I’ve just transitioned and am having to learn bass clef and in the first 45 seconds you’ve solved all my issues

  • @kriskeogh4117
    @kriskeogh4117 Місяць тому

    Thank you thats explained in a way I understand

  • @MusicManFernando
    @MusicManFernando Рік тому

    That is a good trick to remember Bass lower, treble higher, thanks

  • @lephan1770
    @lephan1770 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you very much for your easy lesson , it is really cool.

  • @gorelowjeff5054
    @gorelowjeff5054 9 місяців тому

    Simple but awesome. I see you did this video a couple of years ago. Why the hell wasn't I looking at it a couple of years ? It's go so simple. Why didn't 4:50 my harp teacher ever tell me this simple trick. Thank you

  • @jeanadubbs9321
    @jeanadubbs9321 2 роки тому

    Thanks Gracie! Just learned something new from y after 4 years in . Thank you

  • @jag7565
    @jag7565 9 місяців тому +1

    And if you want to read alto clef then it would be the line/space in between the clefs 😊

  • @211sweetypie
    @211sweetypie Рік тому

    Thanks lady! That was pretty cool and I never realized it. Self taught new beginner.

  • @techslfink9722
    @techslfink9722 2 роки тому

    Thank you! Just what I needed. Somehow I never thought of this...

  • @trtlphnx
    @trtlphnx 2 роки тому +4

    Love Your Channel And What you Do ~
    I Think Your One Of The Best On The "Tube" and I Hope You Keep This Channel Going ~

    • @GracieTerzian
      @GracieTerzian  2 роки тому

      Aw thank you so much! I'm so happy to hear this. Thank you for your nice comment! Very appreciated

  • @kando208
    @kando208 7 місяців тому

    Omg this makes so much sense 😂 finally I have found someone that has made reading music so much easier ❤

  • @jorgeruiz8213
    @jorgeruiz8213 2 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge. You are not just very pretty but, smart and generous. Love it!

  • @davidpickett
    @davidpickett 2 роки тому

    Thanks Gracie! A neat trickI I had never really appreciated the relationship between the two staves.

  • @dananthony6258
    @dananthony6258 7 місяців тому

    I think you just added at leat a month to my life. Thank you 😊❤😊❤😊❤

  • @killerekyt3547
    @killerekyt3547 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for this video as it was really helpfull and actuall I have to say, it was the best video about base cleff notation on youtube that I found as most videos are about remembering sentences which is not helpfull at all when it comes down to reading notation when playing an instrument.

  • @arthouston7361
    @arthouston7361 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome. This will be helpful to many students.

  • @annfung7404
    @annfung7404 4 місяці тому

    much easier to memorize them, thank you so much:)

  • @engineergaming1669
    @engineergaming1669 9 місяців тому

    Thank you I finally get base-clef now

  • @DanielBobke
    @DanielBobke 2 роки тому +1

    Glad you are feeling better!

  • @mystiquexman
    @mystiquexman 2 роки тому +1

    Oh wow, what a trick!!! You’re a genius!!

  • @jobbie9785
    @jobbie9785 2 місяці тому

    If only i've known this before......thanke you very much !!!!!

  • @TheBradVision
    @TheBradVision 3 місяці тому

    Wow. So simple of a concept. Thanks!

  • @chrisfrost5646
    @chrisfrost5646 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the video. Very helpful.

  • @Susanzakho
    @Susanzakho Рік тому

    Wooooooooow amazing you are the best teacher in the world.
    Thank youuuuu.

  • @richkeyworth85
    @richkeyworth85 24 дні тому

    This is incredibly helpful, thank you!

  • @engineergaming1669
    @engineergaming1669 9 місяців тому

    Thank you I finally get baseclef now

  • @kevinwallace3415
    @kevinwallace3415 2 роки тому

    Nice to see you back. I have a lot to learn so beside following your recent lessons I'm working my way through some of your older ones regarding scales etc.

  • @skilxx__
    @skilxx__ Рік тому

    You explained it really well, thank you!!

  • @donkunes8630
    @donkunes8630 Рік тому

    Thank you and hope for the best for you in your music endeavors

  • @perdidomar
    @perdidomar 2 роки тому +1

    Very helpful. Thank you very much!

  • @owenturner585
    @owenturner585 2 роки тому

    Great method Gracie, glad to see you well again!

  • @TurboJon
    @TurboJon Рік тому

    Awesome concept. Didn't know this but is very helpful! Thanks.

  • @steveball4444
    @steveball4444 2 роки тому +1

    Good video Gracie, thank you. Just an “I wish they had done it this way instead” observation: It seems like the guys who developed this stuff centuries ago made it as hard as possible. There is just one ledger line (for middle C) between the treble and bass clefs. If they had thought ahead just a bit and put two ledger lines between (one for middle C and for A below middle C) then the notes on the bass clef would exactly match those on the treble clef, making it much easier to learn. Too bad I wasn't around way back then to point that out 😉

  • @vivianfrancis6263
    @vivianfrancis6263 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks. Nice explanation.

  • @tuviturakit3575
    @tuviturakit3575 2 роки тому

    Like the new look on the spaces and lines alphabet names dropping lower or higher with respect to the datum clef of choice

  • @joshellyson
    @joshellyson 2 роки тому +1

    First and foremost, welcome back Ms Gracie, hope you are feeling well. Next...Whoa, for me at least, this is cool, makes understanding the whole staff so much easier. No idea why it isn't taught this easy. Thanks for this.

    • @GracieTerzian
      @GracieTerzian  2 роки тому

      Thanks so much Josh! So glad you enjoyed the video. And thanks for the well wishes! I'm feeling much better now :)