Well, we have a clef for that! It's called the bass clef, and it picks up where the treble clef leaves off. Here's a C major scale on the bass clef.
That funny-looking thing on the left that looks like a comma with two dots, that's the bass clef. The two dots sit on either side of the line where the note F sits. Middle C, on the bass clef, is on the ledger line above the staff.
Here's a C major scale going way down into the depths:
How low is that low C? About this low. Listen to the bass at 2:15.
Typically in piano music, you don't see just one staff written. You see both staffs written together: one for the left hand, one for the right hand. Together, they make up something called a grand staff. Here are four octaves of C major scales, written for piano on a grand staff.
Notice how the middle C is at the top ledger line on the bass clef, and on the bottom ledger line on the treble clef. It's the same note. Really! It is!
Next up: All about sharps and flats. Stay tuned!
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