meloktaLearning goal
Reads C3–G3 and middle C (on a ledger line) on the bass clef staff and plays them on the keyboard.
Topic
Right-hand notes live on the treble clef; left-hand notes live on the bass clef.
Prior knowledge
Has tried reading notes on the treble clef; left-hand position.
Teacher note
The two dots of the bass clef sit around the F3 line; it’s a ‘starting point’. C3 is in the second space, E3 in the third space and G3 in the fourth space. Show that middle C on the treble clef and middle C on the bass clef are the same key.
Lesson steps
- F sits on the line between the two dots of the bass clef. Play it!
- The note in the second space from the bottom is low C. Play it!
- The top space: G.
- The middle space: which note is it?
- Above the bass clef staff, on a ledger line: middle C!
- Play the bass clef note with your left hand.