For example, a G-clef on the third line yields the same note placement as a C-clef on the bottom line. Only nine different clefs have been needed throughout classical music history. There are three ...

Understanding that the lines on a treble clef spell out Every-Good-Boy-Deserves-Fudge, and that a F-A-C-E fills in the gaps, is one of the universal ways beginners learn how to read music. But how ...