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Learn How to Read Music Using Mnemonics! (Treble Clef)

Step 5Treble Clef Lines

Treble Clef Lines
The notes on the lines spell out 'EGBDF'. Now how do you remember that? Using an mnemonic!

Elephants Get Big Dirty Feet'

The first letter of each word spells out 'EGBDF'.
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Apr 8, 2008. 12:31 AMWurdBendur says:
Why do you need mnemonics to remember these? If you put the lines and spaces together, you get a-g repeating. It's easy to remember "efgabcdef" if you remember to start with e.
Dec 4, 2008. 10:20 PMmortso says:
Wurd some of us really need the mnemonics. Personally I'm really stoopid and they help! Learning Music is one of the most difficult things I've ever done because of ADD, but the simple "every good boy does fine" works over and over lol... Someday I'll be able to recite both staffs, all notes. Until then, be a good boy, and do fine!
Dec 26, 2008. 7:43 PMWurdBendur says:
Yeah, mnemonics can be quite helpful. I just find that the teaching of music is fraught with unnecessary and artificial complexity. But maybe I'm wrong because I know very little of music theory. I just don't understand why you'd do the lines and spaces separately since you end up needing to know both.
Jun 19, 2007. 3:18 PMTaotaoba says:
Elephants get big dirty feet! Hahah... It's funny. Thanks.

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