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03-26-2015, 09:19 AM
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Most Useful (if silly) phrases
Simple phrases that often come to mind that prove helpful.
Such as...
"Lefty loosey, tighty, righty" (think screwdrivers and you'll get it)
"Spring forward, Fall back" (Daylight Savings Time)
"My Dear Aunt Sally" (mathematical order of operations - multiply, divide, add, subtract)
"Every Good Boy Does Fine" (musical staff lines...there's another one for FACE)
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03-26-2015, 11:55 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyB06
"My Dear Aunt Sally" (mathematical order of operations - multiply, divide, add, subtract)
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You forgot the "Please Excuse"! It's shocking how many of my undergrads struggle with Excel because they can't wrap their heads around managing OoO with parentheses.
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03-29-2015, 11:39 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyB06
"Every Good Boy Does Fine" (musical staff lines...there's another one for FACE)
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Is there a similar acronym for the bass clef? As an Alto 2, I am occasionally called upon to sing with the tenors in the choirs I sing with, and sometimes those parts are written in bass clef. My husband (a tenor) can switch back and forth with minimal effort. I can sight-read treble clef, but when I have to sing something written on bass clef, I'm looking at the score going... "Well, I know where middle C is, and I just have to work my way down from there... C, B, A, G..." Ugh.
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03-30-2015, 01:09 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aephi alum
Is there a similar acronym for the bass clef?
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Yes!
For the lines (reading from the bottom up): Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always.
For the spaces (starting from the space below the bottom line): FACE Great Britain.
Hope that helps! 
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03-30-2015, 10:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyB06
"My Dear Aunt Sally" (mathematical order of operations - multiply, divide, add, subtract)
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The full phrase is "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" - parentheses, exponents, multiply, divide, add, subtract. Anything in parens is evaluated first, followed by exponents, then multiply and divide, then add and subtract.
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Originally Posted by SydneyK
Yes!
For the lines (reading from the bottom up): Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always.
For the spaces (starting from the space below the bottom line): FACE Great Britain.
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Thank you!
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