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Old 06-26-2008, 10:21 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by KellyC
Edit: by the way, is there any tip to improve sight reading? Even with the well known nemonics Every Good Boy Does Fine and FACE I still have problem sight reading. Or should I just continue what I'm doing and it'll progress? Patience is key, no?
I'm having this problem with bass clef. When I started bass guitar I just played by ear or used tabulature. Thus when I moved to piano I found myself completely clueless on how to read bass clef.

Treble Clef:
Lines are (bottom to top) Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Spaces are FACE

Bass clef:
Lines are (also bottom to top) Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always
Spaces are All Cows Eat Grass.

It'll come with practice. There are no shortcuts I'm aware of. Try to remember where middle C is on either clef, along with the C above or below. That helped me, since it at least allows me to know at a glance what octave I'm in.

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