The Bass Clef - Good Birds Don't Fly Away!

Remember this line well as it will help you to recall thereference for one to know in what direction to take in
notes which coincide with the bass clef or also knownterms of note transitions.
as the F clef.The bass clef specifically tells us the locations of lower
Everyone enjoys good music, some can play goodnotes on the piano. Bass refers to the musical notes
music and a lot would like to learn how to play.which are the bottom half part of a piano or keyboard.
Although not always the case, it is of great importanceAnother way we can think of it is that these bass
for one to read music notes to be able to performnotes are those notes below middle C. From the
playing music and in order to read music one mustmiddle C going down to B, A, G and F one note at a
memorize the specific notes on the treble clef andtime are the bass clef notes in succession.
bass clef.An effective or great piano player usually practices
The F or bass clef is located below the treble clef ofthe two note division namely treble clef and bass clef
the grand staff. It joins the two staffs together which isseparately at first trying to get the right feel, muscle
composed of five lines and four spaces. On the pianomemory and motor skills to be able to perform a
or keyboard, the bass clef notes are usually playedmusical piece once he can do it at the same time.
using the left hand. One way of effectively memorizingThose who are highly skilled can immediately play
the notes on the bass clef is by visually creating anpieces reading and performing both the bass and
image of it in your head.treble clefs simultaneously and with ease as if it was
The line Good Birds Don't Fly Away designates thesecond nature, or maybe it is. Understanding, reading
notes on the bass clef with the first letters of eachand performing music takes a lot of intellect, discipline
word of the line which are G, B, D, F and A withand passion to do and getting to know the bass clef is
reference to the major scale on the key of C. The linejust one of the important prerequisites.
was made up since it was easier to remember a lineThe interest of many on music, bass and treble clefs
rather than a series of letters with no meaning to it.and piano itself brought about the production of many
The bass clef is represented by a symbol which looksother items such piano pieces, accessories and even
like an inverted C or like an ear with two dots on theminiature pianos and even bass clef shaped
right side. It is situated on the lines which make up akey-chains or paper weights aside from actual pianos
staff and the second is in between the bass clef's twoand modern synthesizer keyboards as well. Learn,
dots. This is the reason why it is also called as the Fmemorize and practice more on the bass clef to be a
clef, because the second line is where the F note is.piano player with amazing dexterity.
This F note belongs to the middle C which is a