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musical mnemonics means?
The term mnemonics, s derived from the Greek language meaning "in memory". Mnemonics is a system of memory codes which, after memorising, enables people to recall specific pieces of information. The codes are often in fact letters, though they can be visual or verbal mnemonics. It is these letters that are used to allow our memory to remember a term. In theory, when using mnemonics, we are in actual fact training our memories to associate a letter (at the beginning of a word) with a particular phrase, sentence or formula.

Mnemonics are widely used throughout the English language, particularly in music. It is the starting point for people learning music notation and music theory. Mnemonics in music enable us to recall specific note names and chord names,when reading music. They are used to help us read the Clefs. Examples of these type of mnemonics are the phrases "Every Good Boy Deserves Food" and "Green Buses Drive Fast Always". The first phrase represents the notes "E, G, B, D, F" on the stave lines of a treble clef, and the second phrase represents the notes "G, B, D, F, A" on the stave of a base clef. Other mnemonics for the treble and base clef are "FACE", as in the word "face", for treble clef and "Aces Carry Every Game" for the base clef. These represent the spaces in between the lines of a stave. Mnemonics can also be used in the memorising of notes within instrument playing. As there are various different types of instruments in the world, which vary in how they are played (e.g. wind instruments, string instruments), mnemonics in music prove to be most useful.


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