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Treble Clef Reading

#21
JimmyM said:
so are you saying you write in treble clef by typing it in bass clef then transposing it over to treble in finale? that's a good solution if you don't know how to write in one clef or the other, but is that really writing it? ;)
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LOL No I think you understood me. I am not a great typer. I write in all clefs but fluently read bass clef. I am currently taking orchestration big band jazz lessons from Ralph Grasso the Hollywood Orchestrator.
 
#22
4Strings46 said:
LOL No I think you understood me. I am not a great typer. I write in all clefs but fluently read bass clef. I am currently taking orchestration big band jazz lessons from Ralph Grasso the Hollywood Orchestrator.
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But I think it is good practice to understand all clefs. I am currently using Finale 2010 is awesome and has the capabilities to do that though I dont use that feature. my teacher would strangle me. lol
 
#24
Kalango said:
Now the question: Do you people who didn't learn to read in both clefs simultaneously feel that reading in a new clef will hinder your ability to read in the old one? I can read pretty well in bass clef, and I'd rather be able to read well in one clef than not so well in two. So what are your thoughts and experiences?
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I played flute and cello when I was younger, but have set both aside both in favor of the bass. A few years ago I decided to get my treble clef reading chops back. I'm doing this by reading through fake book tunes, and whatever classical music is lying around the house.

It's slow. My brain isn't as adaptable to this sort of thing as it was when I was 8. And I don't have hours a day to devote, as I am just a day jobber and weekend warrior.

Still, it hasn't diminished my bass clef reading at all.
 
#25
first post here, hopefully it's helpful.

i started reading in the treble clef when i was young and learning piano and clarinet. it took me a while to get the hang of bass clef, but i get it well now. the best thing i can offer is that as soon as you get to the c that's off the bass staff, you know you're in treble and can work your way up from there. with treble i can read up until g without having to think about it.

in my ensemble, we get a lot of charts that are in bass clef, but the notes are so high that they should be on the treble clef, and sight reading that has actually helped tremendously.

the only other thing i can offer is that we also have two basses that are strung piccolo, so if you have another one just laying around that you could do that to, then you can read in treble but the fingerings are all the same.

hope that helps.
 

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