Transposing bass clef Bb to treble Eb

[Radar]

Reading bass clef is an absolute "no brainer!!!" If you start at middle "C" and go up through the treble clef staff, you go through the musical alphabet forward for each line and space. Starting again at middle "C" and going down through the bass clef staff, you simply go through the alphabet backwards, for each line and space. One staff is merely a continuation of the other staff! Looking at the two different clefs as a grand staff for piano, it becomes incredible easy to remember.

This will work if you happen to be playing a C tuba. In the OP Marking said he's playing an Eb, so this system is of no use to him.

Hup

It will work because he is reading it as Treble clef with Trumpet fingerings.

[hup_d_dup]

Reading bass clef is an absolute "no brainer!!!" If you start at middle "C" and go up through the treble clef staff, you go through the musical alphabet forward for each line and space. Starting again at middle "C" and going down through the bass clef staff, you simply go through the alphabet backwards, for each line and space. One staff is merely a continuation of the other staff! Looking at the two different clefs as a grand staff for piano, it becomes incredible easy to remember.

This will work if you happen to be playing a C tuba. In the OP Marking said he's playing an Eb, so this system is of no use to him.

Hup

It will work because he is reading it as Treble clef with Trumpet fingerings.

There is nothing in paulver's quote about reading treble clef with trumpet fingerings. That was mentioned elsewhere.

Hup

[drbekken]

Add 3 sharps, read it in Treble Clef. You just learn to play in more sharps and some double sharps. There is no shortcut to that.

Word.

[paulver]

Wow!! I'm really surprised at the differing opinions as to a solution to a simple problem.

Why not refer to "Occam's Razor" to provide a satisfactory course of action for the original poster. A loose translation is..... "Given all of the alternatives, the simplest solution is usually the best!!" Of course..... that translation will probably spark more controversy!!!

My post was merely to show an easy way to learn to read bass clef. From that point, one needs to decide the best (easiest) way for him/her to get the rest of the job done.

[jpwell]

Add 3 sharps, read it in Treble Clef

That’s what I do!