Meanings
- mnemonicentertainmentA mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the five lines on a musical treble stave, the order being from from the bottom to the top: E G B D F.
Lines Treble clef E G B D F [Image] Every Green Bus Drives Fast
2019, Fanny Waterman and Marion Harewood, Me and My Piano Complete Edition, page 934 more examples
Create your own sentence (or mnemonic) to help memorise it: Examples: Every Good Boy Does Fine; Every Green Bus Drives Fast.
2017, Eros & Claire Mungal, Claire's Music Workbook - Intermediate Edition, page 23"Every Green Bus Drives Fast" and "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour" are ways to remember EGBDF which are the notes on the lines of a music stave.
2021, John William Daniel Robinson, Famous for Fifteen People: The Songs of Momus, page unknownOnce clapping accurately has been achieved, we then identify the position of the notes on the stave using the mnemonics FACE in the Space and Every Green Bus Drives Fast.
2025, Rachel Ball and Alex Fairlamb, The Scaffolding Effect: Supporting All Students to Succeed, page 220In the treble clef, the notes on the lines EGBDF can be remembered by the following phrase (starting from the bottom): 'Every Green Bus Drives Fast'.
2026, Kim Harris and Julie Sutton, A Practical Guide to Teaching Music in the Primary School, page unknown
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