Remember that:
- The F clef begins on the fourth line and curves around like a backwards C.
- Two dots are placed in the third and fourth spaces.
- The F clef gives the fourth line its name: F.
- The letters of the alphabet will be written ascending beginning with the bottom line: GABCDEFG
etc.
Exercise 19
Draw a bass clefand the descendingnotes on the staff from the middle C ledger linedown to the first line (G).
Use whole notes ( ). Write the letter names below each note.
Note Reading in the F Clef
Study the names of the lines and spaces in the F clef.
Letter names of thelines:
The names of the five lines of the bass clef can be remembered by the mnemonic: “Good Boys DoFine Always.”
The ledger line above the staff is middle C.
Letter names of thespaces:
Amnemonic for these space notes is: “All Cows Eat Grass.”
Exercise 20
Name the line notes below.
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G B D F A CA C E G