How to Read Piano Notes - Reading Piano Notes

Learning how to read piano notes involves several different concepts and requires much practice. Reading piano sheet music entails understanding the time and key signature, both bass and treble clefs, and being able to read the actual notes. In this article, I will teach you a quick and easy memorization trick to read piano notes.
There are two clefs in piano sheet music. The notes in the lines and spaces read differently for each clef. These notes start at A, continue down the alphabet to G, and then repeat. For example, if you start on C, the next white key would be D, followed by E. Since this pattern repeats, A will come after G. Reading the piano notes from actually sheet music is a little trickier. The easiest way to go about this is to create acronyms as a memorization tactic.
The treble clef is usually played with the right hand. The lines on the sheet music represent the notes of E-G-B-D-F. I have always remembered this with the acronym Every Good Boy Does Fine. The spaces on the treble clef represent F-A-C-E. I doubt anyone has used anything other than "FACE" to memorize this one.
The bass clef is played with the left hand. This clef also contains some fun-filled acronyms to remember the piano notes. The lines stand for G-B-D-F-A. An easy saying for this is "Great Big Dogs Fight Animals." The spaces of the bass clef are A-C-E-G, or as I like to say, "All Cows Eat Grass."
If you do not want to use these acronyms, you can create your own that you will remember best. Don't underestimate this tactic; it is actually an immense help when trying to learn how to read piano notes. With some practice and experience, you will eventually be able to read music from the page without having to think back to the memorization trick.