The course › Unit 5: The bass clef and the grand staff
Lesson 30 of 72 · Everything you can read, all mixed up
A good reader doesn’t rush to the keyboard: they look first. Get into the habit of this little routine every time you read something new:
Why this way: This lesson mixes everything: treble clef, bass clef, landmarks, intervals. Research on learning shows that mixing up your review (interleaved practice) feels harder in the moment, but what you learn lasts longer. And your reading cards will come back in today’s practice.
Every note you can read, in the treble clef and the bass clef. Check the clef, find the nearest landmark, play.
A new melody, in the treble clef. Look first: it climbs up to Treble C, so your hand will have to move. Only listen to it at the end!
In the bass clef, with your left hand in C position on Bass C. Lots of skips: spot them before you start.
A nursery rhyme you played on the black keys in unit 1, this time in C and with both hands. Look before you play: in which measures does the left hand change notes?
All the notes in both clefs, mixed up, in 60 seconds. Good luck!
To finish the unit: Jingle Bells with both hands. Before you play, find the measures where the left hand changes notes (C, F, G). Left hand in low C position, one whole note per measure.