Practice reading the bass clef, the clef of low instruments and of the left hand of the piano. A note appears on the staff and you pick its name. Each quiz has 10 questions, and your score appears at the end.
Tip: The two dots of the bass clef surround the fourth line, which is F3. Start from that line. From the bottom, the lines are G B D F A (Good Boys Do Fine Always) and the spaces are A C E G (All Cows Eat Grass).
How the bass clef works
The bass clef is the F clef: its two dots sit on either side of the fourth line and fix it as F3, the F below middle C. The bottom line is G2 and the top line is A3. Middle C (C4) is written on the first ledger line above the staff, which is the same pitch as the first ledger line below the treble staff.
Who reads the bass clef?
Cello, double bass, bassoon, trombone, euphonium and tuba parts are written in bass clef, and so is the left hand of the piano. The double bass sounds an octave lower than written. Low male voices also read it.
To review the theory behind this clef, see the bass clef guide in the dictionary. The online metronome is handy for practicing sight-reading in time.
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