Music Theory For Beginners - The Treble and Bass Clef

The treble clef is also known as the G clef because it first of all looks like a stylized G, and most importantly, because it circles around the second staff line which (not coincidentally) represents the note, G. This is the G that is closest to the middle of your piano keyboard. Find this G on your piano and the other lines and spaces on your staff are easy to find.

The bass clef is also called the F clef. Look closely at this clef and you will notice that there are two dots surrounding the staff line, representing the F note. To read the notes on the bass clef, simply start with the F line and travel backward and through the musical alphabet, A B C D E F G.

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[matthewcoombs]

Thanks your videos are so clear. Somebody gave me a good mnemonic to remember these notes.

Treble Clef lines- EGBDF- "Every Good Boy Does Fine"
Treble Clef spaces - FACE- "Just like your Face" (easy to remember)

Bass Clef lines- GBDFA- "Good Boys Do Fine Always"
Bass Clef lines - ACEG- " All Cows Eat Grass"


Then you have the Middle C that sits between the staves. Thanks again now I just have to recognise them in a flash when reading music - which is lots of practice!!

[davesims]

Why can’t they both just start on the same note?

It seems confusing for no reason