Did you get taught to read music by remembering FACE, All Cows Eat Grass etc?
We hope not – but it was normal for a long period of time. The trouble with that method is that it required you to learn 4 sets of sayings (Treble clef spaces and lines and then the bass clef spaces and lines).
Even if you remembered which was which, working out each note was a lengthy process.
Enter the Landmark method. If you can retain just this one graphic, you will quickly find your notes on the staff. Couple this up with interval reading (we will do a post on that very soon) and you will read music effortlessly.
Let’s take a look at the image below. These are also referred to as the “Mirror C’s” because they reflect each other.
So middle C is in the middle of our staff. Incidently that is why it is called “middle C” – it is NOT the middle note on a piano (but its close!).
Treble C is the only C actually IN the treble staff. Likewise, for the Bass C. Notice, these are 3 spaces up and 3 down in their respective clef.
High C and Low C are both on two ledger lines above or below their clef.
And there you go – A simple way to find your notes across four octaves!!