How do I read treble clef from bass clef?

Question:I play the trombone. But I don't like to limit myself to just reading bass clef! How can I transcribe the music so I can read treble, but play it on my trombone? Any easy tips?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I play the trombone. But I don't like to limit myself to just reading bass clef! How can I transcribe the music so I can read treble, but play it on my trombone? Any easy tips?

If you are just wanting a quick reference so you can look at the treble clef and play along with a friend, the easiest way, is play the note which is 2 scale steps lower than what it would be on the bass clef.

ie. When looking at a second space note on the treble clef, it looks like bass clef C but you would play A. Fourth line looks like your F but you play a D; 2 scale steps down. Now you will need to watch key signatures for the sharps and flats but that's an easy beginner rule of thumb. Lucky for you the trombone is pitched in C so you don't have to transpose to concert pitch... but thats a different lesson, hehe.
have fun!
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Transcribing bass clef music to treble is relatively easy, it'll just appear strange. First, look into some music theory, either through a class or a book. To transpose music, you really just need a blank sheet of lined music paper, and a pencil. A working knowledge of what notes fit where is good as well.

Simply, an A on the top line of the bass clef is a note on the line below middle C on the treble clef. A D on the bass clef, the middle line, would be three lines below middle C on the treble clef.

I know it's confusing, but it's not very hard to transpose, and you're basically reading the same clef, only a little wonky-looking.

take whatever note is on the treble clef line and go to same line in bass clef and go to lines up