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Playing the piano involves acquiring important skills out of which is understanding and reading bass clef notes. Bass clef works just like treble clef, as the notes are in order. Before we get into the reading bass clef section, the first thing we need to understand is the Bass clef itself. So, the bass clef is the manner in which the below middle C pitch is notated. It is also known as F clef due to its location of F on the staff. Bass clefs of a piano are mostly played by left hand.
Bass clef as a useful tool
Bass clef is known to be a useful tool because it helps us to read below middle C pitches easily. There will be a limited notes range from one to five-line staff, if only treble bass was being used. With the use of treble and bass clef collectively, it is easy to distinguish between parts to be played by the left hand and parts to be played by the right hand.
Bass clef is very easy to draw. Start it by drawing a dot on the executive fourth line of the staff. The line will be marked as F3or the F which is below the middle present C. Now. Draw a curve going up to the right and then take it down and around to the left. Two dots should be drawn on either or both sides of the fourth line. You may draw it between the fourth and the fifth line or between the third and the fourth line precisely.
Lines of the bass clef:
In the bass clef, reading bass clef lines comes with four spaces (bottom to top), named by A(all), C(car), E(ear), G(gas). There is another acronym for easy learning of bass clef known as ‘’All cows eat grass’’. The names of the five lines are G, B, D, F, A with an acronym called ‘’Great big dogs fight animals’’. Bass clef works just like treble clef, as the notes are in order. Reading bass clef, above the staff notes are not so difficult. Just focus on the patterns of alphabets and keep track of alternating spaces and lines.
Best way to learn bass clef:
Learn slowly and consistently and gradually you will master it. The best way to learn it is by doing practice. It will take some time for you to master it. But, acting upon a few tips and tricks can help a lot such as try to increase your learning speed and recall it again and again. Make sure the learned information sticks with you. The two methods mentioned here are proved to be quite effective in learning of bass clef.
Using an interval method in which reading bass clef is done by using interval spaces.
Memorize all notes by rhyming.
Conclusion
The above-mentioned patterns prove to be quite helpful in reading bass clef as these patterns help to distinguish between lower notes or the notes underwritten staff. Try to apply this approach with still and best posture.
