The letters always remain in this order, which makes it easy to use. It includes all of the worksheets from these files. When playing a twelve bar blues in the key of bb, use the bb blues scale anywhere in the. The notes in the spaces of the bass staff follow the pattern above as well, with an added bonus. In the bass clef and using accidentals instead of a key signature, write a twooctave descending db major scale. Ledger lines are only used when a note is outside the range of the staff. The bass clef is also known as the f clef, and the note below the stave is f which makes it easy to remember. For example, if you want to play a c major scale, your first note will be c. Finally, join the two tetrachords together with a whole step to produce the g major scale. The bass clef is sometimes called the f clef because the bass clef symbol has two dots that surround the line f. Combines the treble and bass clef note cards published by elearninglinks. There are many players who cant read treble clef so this is an attempt to redress the balance. When you are playing piano, the notes after the bass clef are normally played with the left hand.
Its used for the bass guitar, the cello and the left hand on the piano, among many other instruments. Since the bass is lower in pitch, we cant play a chord all at once like the rhythm guitarist does. Major scales from flat key signatures in the bass clef. Strings 432 of the a scale form the same fingering pattern as strings 321 of the d scale. The notes are still arranged in ascending order, but they are all in different places than they were in treble clef. Bass clef the sign at the beginning of the staff, indicating which notes are represented by which lines and spaces. Treble clef scale sheet whitewater middle school band bill melton2003 order of flats. Names of the notes notated on the bass clef youtube. C major 1 41 1 o 3 1 1 0 1 2 4 2 2 1 two octave scales 3 o 2 o 1 2 4 1 1 3 2 2 o 1 2 o 1 4 1 1 3 4 2 1 d major 4 1 4 1 2 1 1 bass 4 0. Using accidentals instead of a key signature, write two octaves descending of the scale of f major. They fit together neatly with a single leger line, used for middle c, in between them.
Each scale is written from the root first note of any scale to the 9th note of that scale. I take it for granted that the major and minor scales are known. Mister bass clef is a supplementary series of books, written by joyce lundeen, focusing on note reading, improvising and theory, which can be used along with any piano method series. It has a step pattern of wholewholewhole and does not use any halfsteps. Major scales from sharp key signatures in the bass clef. This set of 40 back to school themed worksheets is designed to help your students practice identifying and notating lines and spaces notes in treble and bass clefs. Using treble clef, try creating the g major scale by writing out the first tetrachord. I have also included a downloadable pdf file that you can save to your computer that has all the scales. Dec 9, 2014 in this lesson we will learn about ledger lines.
Daily routine and scales for euphonium bass clef, level 1. Scales can start on any note giving us a total of 12 major scales. The solution below shows the a minor pentatonic scale, on the piano, bass and treble clef the lesson steps then explain how to construct the scale using the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 7th minor scale notes for a quick summary to this topic, have a look at pentatonic scale. Every scale always begins and ends on the same note that is used to identify the name of the major scale. Since most other instruments play melodies, they will naturally focus on scales and modes more than we do. Back to school music worksheets pack linespace, highlowback to school treble clef. Each note on the written treble and bass clefs is connected to a note on the piano keyboard. The bass clef will help us reading notes that are located under middle c.
A ledger line is a short line added below or above the staff to extend its range. The solution below shows the a major pentatonic scale on the piano, treble clef and bass clef the lesson steps then explain how to construct the scale using the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th major scale notes for a quick summary of this topic, have a look at pentatonic scale. In the lower part of the notation system, you find the bass clef also called f clef. The reason is that most instruments using the bass clef usually have a lower pitch sound and regulary play low notes. You may print these exercises as a pdf worksheet if you like. This is known as a grand stave, and the treble and bass staves are always joined with a vertical line at the left end, to show that they belong together. Mister bass clef books for piano, written by joyce lundeen. When extending the staff it is best to use no more than 4 ledger lines for easy readability. Notice that each scale uses only the accidentals used. Heres a list of all major scales in order of fifths. Treble clef scale sheet whitewater middle school band. If you must compare bass to guitar, compare it to rhythm guitar.
As for a mnemonic device for bass clef, the spaces are aceg all cows eat grass and. Scales and chords for the upright bass 9 of 17 7122011 7. F g a bb c d e f thats it for the bass clef major scales. The treble and bass clef are often used together as a pair, covering a wider range of notes. The best way to understand this is to practice it on paper using several different scales. The notes above are all natural however any of this notes. Bass tablature for the five c major scales by misc. Understanding harmony for bass clef players tutorials on harmony almost always use the treble clef or bass clef and treble clefs when giving examples. If they were to use the treble clef the notes would appear so far below the staff it would be hard to read. Use a bass clef, semibreve notes, and mark the tones with a slur. But dont forget, this is only a guide to treble clef notes, in bass or alto clef the note names will be different places on the music. C major scale in bass clef and reading in bass clef video. Going up, the 3rd scale degree is flat, but the rest is like a major scale, and going down it is the same as a natural minor scale.
The bass clef how to read piano notes under middle c. These two 4note segments are joined by a wholestep in the middle. Each scale includes the notes, diatonic triads within in the key, and the relative minor. List of all major scales with notes, diatonic triads. Music tech teacher, bass clef notes, lines and spaces. They are written in treble and bass clef in all twelve keys. Music notes in the bass clef staff the musical staff has five lines and four spaces. The symbol of the bass clef is derived from the old german way of writing f.
Select and download scales that meet the audition requirement for your age group and target band. If you can find middle c on the piano, the e on the first line of the treble clef staff, is 2 notes above that. A bass clef symbol tells you that the second line from the top the one bracketed by the symbols dots is f. That means that if your improvisation emphasises those notes, it should bring out the character of that particular scale. Reading music in treble clef and the c major scale.
Names of musical notes in treble clef how to read music. Similarly to the other tetrachords this is the first four notes of the phrygian scale. The a scale is the d scale transposed from string 2 to string 3. The two dots on the right of the bass clef symbol surround the line on which f pitch is written. Once its found all the matching scales, it automatically calculates the fewest notes within each scale which uniquely identify that scale amongst all the others, and shows those notes in red. Our final tetrachord pattern is the lydian tetrachord and you guessed it is the first four notes of the lydian scale.
This routine should be preceded by breathing and mouthpiece buzzing exercises. Bass clef you might wonder why there are 2 different clefs. These notes are all written using the same clef, the treble clef, however, the first series of notes are an octave eight. The line within the colon represents f of the third octave. It is easy to remember since the bass notes are on the left side on the keyboard. Here are the the names of the notes for both clefs. Scales and arpeggios by jp dias gustavo lopez segura. How knowing about tetrachords and major scales can help you.
Bass clef bass or lower tessitura for trombone title. Daily routine and scales for euphonium bass clef, level 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4. The spaces between notes 34, and 78 should be half steps. Because if wed like to write or read notes under middle c with the treble clef we will have to count too many ledger lines. Use this list alongside the circle of fifths to help yourself understand and memorize scales and their relationships with one another. Here is every major bass clef scale in every sharp and flat key.
Hover your mouse over the note to see the solution. Check out the page on piano notes to learn how to read notes on both the bass and treble clef. To determine which accidentals are needed look at the note pattern above the staff. It may help to play the scale on your instrument as you fill in the notes. Reading music in treble clef and the c major scale video. Chromatic scale in bass clef all notes sheet music.
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