# Mnemonics **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 5, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mnemonics/402891 "2007-05-05T15:47:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2007, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mnemonics/402891/21 "2007-05-06T22:05:58Z")
Yes, the lines for the musical notes are memorized by Every Good Boy Does Fine and FACE However, that only applies to the treble clef (or G clef). When you are dealing with the _bass clef_ (or F clef) then it’s **G** reat **B** ears **D** o **F** ine **A** cts and **A** ll **C** ows **E** at **G** rass. (We now return you to our regularly scheduled programming.) ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2007, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mnemonics/402891/22 "2007-05-06T22:39:11Z")
[QUOTE=elfkin477] Why is it easier to memorize two things (the menmonic+the words the represent) rather than just memorize the thing you actually need to remember? [/QUOTE] Why is it easier to remember (or difficult to forget) the words to an advertising jingle than sentences from a textbook? The mnemonic of course is much much easier to recall than what it represents. After 30 years I could easily recall both mnemonics for the cranial nerves, but I had to look up the nerves themselves. Back when I originally learned them the mnemonics easily enabled me to remember the names of the nerves in correct order. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mnemonics/402891.md?page=1)