Learning Music Research Paper

When learning music, it is much more complex than putting together creative lyrics and a catchy tune. Music requires much thought and effort in order to create a successful sound. Learning music requires an abundance of memory and patience. But how is our mind supposed to remember certain musical terms and characteristics? When dealing with memory, our brains work almost similar to a computer. Our brains store multiple memories from years before, weeks before and even days before. Mnemonic devices are tricks that allow our brain to encode and recall important information. Acronyms, a popular mnemonic device often used in music, are abbreviations that are formed from the initial letters of other words. Acronyms are helpful when learning music because they allow us to …show more content…
Before involving yourself with music, you must first learn the basics. For example, a staff consists of five lines and four spaces, upon the staff is where notes are placed. On each line and space is a letter from the musical alphabet, which ranges from A to G. However, musical alphabet notation is different depending on which clef is being used. The two common clefs are the treble (G-Clef) and bass (F-Clef). When working with a treble clef, the five lines read E, G, B, D and F, while the four spaces read F, A, C and E. When working with a bass clef, the five lines read G, B, D, F and A, while the four spaces read A, C, E and G. Since there are a variety of different notation orders, we teach ourselves different ways to remember the specific note patterns. Musicians use acronyms to create a phrase that is simple to remember and easy to explain. The order of the lines on a treble clef are remembered by “Every Good Boy Does Fine” and the order of the lines on a bass clef are remembered by “Good Boys Do Fine Always.” The order of the spaces on a treble clef are easy to remember because a FACE is up high on your body and a treble clef is higher than a bass clef.