I’ve been studying music in many different ways all my life; I started in grade 5 with my lil’ ol Clarinet and worked my way up to ~7 instruments I can play that I’ve either learned myself, or had the help of my wonderful music teacher. I learned something that may seem obvious to others in this field, but I haven’t noticed until I just saw a video about this:

When you’re trying to figure out notes on the bass clef: the notes go up alphabetically on the staff. Starting with G on the first line, then working your way up.

When I saw that video, I literally went “Whaaaaaat? No way”, frantically searched for an image of the bass clef on google, and Lo and behold: it was right. My mind is utterly blown; I’ve never thought of it like that. I learned first by mnemonics for the treble clef (Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge for the lines, and the word Face for the spaces between) so I created my own for the bass clef: Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always for lines, and All Cows Eat Grass for the spaces. Now, though, the video taught me that I overcomplicate things.

What is something you’ve learned years after starting your hobby or passion?