When I was 7 years old, I had just begun to learn how to play the
piano. My
piano teacher, Mrs. Permison, taught me a few often used
mnemonic devices to help me read and remember notes on the
treble- and
bass-
clefs. Here is a
humble ASCII representation of both clefs, with an explanation near the bottom:
|\
|----| )--------------------------------------------F---
| |/ E
|----/------------------------------------------D-------
| /| C
|--/-|--------------------------------------B-----------
| / |\ A
|/--(|,\--------------------------------G---------------
|| - | F
| \__|_/----------------------------E-------------------
| | D
| (_| -C-
| B
|---------------------------A---------------------------
| ____ G
|-/----\-.--------------F-------------------------------
| | \ E
|--\----|.----------D-----------------------------------
| \) / C
|-----/---------B---------------------------------------
| \_/ A
|-----------G-------------------------------------------
The
treble clef notes can be remembered as thus:
For the notes
on the lines:
Every
Good Boy Does
Fine.
For the notes
between the lines:
"FACE"
The bass clef notes can be remembered as thus:
For the notes on the lines:
Good Boys Do Fine Always.
For the notes between the lines:
All Cows Eat Grass.