Learn to Play Piano - Lesson 1: How to Read Sheet Music
This is the first lesson in the Learn to Play Piano series on YouTube by LessonsOnTheWeb. This is a great starting place for someone who has very little experience playing the piano and consider themselves a beginner. You will learn the very basics of reading sheet music in this lesson.
The Staff, Treble Clef, and Bass Clef:
The staff is made up of five lines and four spaces in between those lines. A note can only fall on a line or a space and depending on which line or space will tell you which note to play and where on the piano to play that note. The staff that is usually on top is the staff with the treble clef. The treble clef is a fancy looking G and is usually played toward the higher end of the piano and is usually played with the right hand. You can learn the notes of the Treble clef by memorizing its lines and spaces. The lines of the treble clef are E, G, B, D and F. Remember to go from the bottom line to the top line. So E is bottom, G is next up from bottom, B is the third line up etc. A saying you can associate with the lines of the treble clef is Every, Good, Boy, Deserves, Fudge. The spaces of the treble clef from bottom to top is F, A, C, E, which of course spells the word face. Remember again to go from the bottom space to the top. The bass clef is also made up of five lines and four spaces. The lines of the bass clef are G, B, D, F, and A. You can also use the saying Good, Boys, Deserve, Fudge, Always. The spaces of the bass clef are, A, C, E, and G. The saying I use for this one is All, Cows, Eat, Grass.
Musical Alphabet:
The music alphabet is much like the standard alphabet, but only goes up to G then repeats. So for example, the music alphabet is A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C, D, E...etc..
Try saying the music alphabet both forwards and backwards. Being able to say the music alphabet backwards is a good idea since you will need to find what note you are by counting forward or backward in the music alphabet.
The Staff, Treble Clef, and Bass Clef:
The staff is made up of five lines and four spaces in between those lines. A note can only fall on a line or a space and depending on which line or space will tell you which note to play and where on the piano to play that note. The staff that is usually on top is the staff with the treble clef. The treble clef is a fancy looking G and is usually played toward the higher end of the piano and is usually played with the right hand. You can learn the notes of the Treble clef by memorizing its lines and spaces. The lines of the treble clef are E, G, B, D and F. Remember to go from the bottom line to the top line. So E is bottom, G is next up from bottom, B is the third line up etc. A saying you can associate with the lines of the treble clef is Every, Good, Boy, Deserves, Fudge. The spaces of the treble clef from bottom to top is F, A, C, E, which of course spells the word face. Remember again to go from the bottom space to the top. The bass clef is also made up of five lines and four spaces. The lines of the bass clef are G, B, D, F, and A. You can also use the saying Good, Boys, Deserve, Fudge, Always. The spaces of the bass clef are, A, C, E, and G. The saying I use for this one is All, Cows, Eat, Grass.
Musical Alphabet:
The music alphabet is much like the standard alphabet, but only goes up to G then repeats. So for example, the music alphabet is A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C, D, E...etc..
Try saying the music alphabet both forwards and backwards. Being able to say the music alphabet backwards is a good idea since you will need to find what note you are by counting forward or backward in the music alphabet.