If you have a child or teen who is learning to read music, I have some note name mnemonics that will help him out.
These mnemonics come in the form of acrostics for the most part. They cover the note names for four clefs: treble, bass, alto, and tenor. First the lines are taught, and then the spaces.
Here they are by clef.
Note Name Mnemonics
Treble Clef
From bottom to top, the treble clef lines are E G B D F.
The well-known memory trick for this is:
Every
Good
Boy
Does
Fine
The treble clef spaces from bottom to top are F A C E.
And, if you haven’t already noticed, those letters spell FACE, which is the memory trick for the spaces.
Bass Clef
The bass clef lines from bottom to top are G B D F A.
A mnemonic for learning this is:
Good
Boys
Do
Fine
Always
The bass clef spaces from bottom to top are A C E G.
A good mnemonic for learning this is:
All
Cows
Eat
Grass
Alto Clef
The lines for alto clef from bottom to top are F A C E G.
A trick for remembering this is:
Frogs
And
Cats
Eat
Grass
The spaces for alto clef from bottom to top are G B D F.
A memory trick for this is:
Good
Boys
Deserve
Fudge
Tenor Clef
The lines of the tenor clef from bottom to top are D F A C E.
A handy mnemonic for this is:
Dogs
Face
A
Cat
Everyday
The spaces from bottom to top are E G B D.
The mnemonic for the spaces is:
Eat
Good
Bananas
Daily
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Many blessings,
