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Step 1
The Staff has 5 lines and 4 spaces.Just like reading music using Treble Clef, Bass Clef music notes are read from a staff. A staff "is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces, on which note symbols are placed to indicate their pitch." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_(music)) However, you read Treble and Bass clefs differently.
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Step 2
Each line and space on the staff is given a different name.
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Step 3
Lines on Bass Clef Staff:For staves (plural of staff) with a Bass Clef, the names of the lines are G, B, D, F, A. Music students often make up a sentence to help remember the names of the lines, or they use the old standard: Good Boys Do Fine Always. (The first letter of each word is the name of a line on the staff--starting at the bottom of the staff.)
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Step 4
Spaves on Bass Clef Staff:For staves (plural of staff) with a Bass Clef, the names of the spaces are A, C, E, G. Music students often make up a sentence to help remember the names of the spaces, or they use the old standard: All Cows Eat Grass. (The first letter of each word is the name of a line on the staff--starting at the bottom of the staff.)
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Step 5
Image courtesy of http://www.musicgraphicsgalore.neNow you know how to read pitches on the staff in Treble Clef and Bass Clef. To learn how to read notes above or below the staff, see "How to Learn to Read Music, Part 3 (Leger Lines)."
