Last time:
One-line
staff
The
staff (5-line staff)
Higher
vs. lower positions on the staff
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The Treble Clef and Staff
At the beginning of each staff
there is a clef.
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Clef – a symbol found at the beginning of the musical staff that
indicates the pitches for that staff
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The word didn’t show up until around the middle 1500s.
In early music, a letter was written at the beginning of the
text of plainchant [neumes]. The
letter told the singer which note to start on.
Over time these letters were drawn more fancy until they
resemble symbols more than letters.
Each clef has some element that shows the letter name of one
line.
(see if you can guess for treble, bass, alto, and tenor
clefs)
Just remember that a clef points to and names one line on
the staff.
Some clefs are more common than others.
For now, we’ll use a certain type of note called a whole
note, which looks like a hollow oval. We will discuss the whole note along with
other types of notes in Lesson 5
The Treble Clef,
or G clef looks like this:
(show example of how to draw one)
It is called the G clef because the swirly part, or inner
loop, emphasizes the second line, establishing notes on that line as G.
It
used to be moveable, but now it is permanently fixed around the 2nd
line.
Notes are named after the first
7 letters of the alphabet, A-G.
They ascend and descend from
that G point in alphabetical order
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It is the most common clef.
It is used for instruments with a high pitch: piccolo,
flute, oboe, clarinet, guitar, violin, French horn, saxophone, trumpet, and
piano.
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The treble clef used to be the letter G.
It
still kind of looks G-ish.
Instead of starting on G and listing all of the letters for
the notes around it, sometimes we use mnemonic device to remember the lines and
spaces:
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge /
just the word “face”
Every Good Boy Does Fine
F-------------------
E
D------------------
C
B------------------
A
G------------------
F
E------------------
Because so many instruments use
treble clef, it’s important for everyone to learn.
Let’s review Lesson 2
Questions?
What did clefs used to be?
What do clefs do?
Which line does the treble clef name?
Name 2 instruments that use the treble clef?
Draw a treble clef
What letter did the treble clef used to be?
The inner loop of the treble clef circles which line?
What letter name does the treble
clef give to the 2nd line?
What is another name for the treble clef?
What are the names of the treble clef lines (bottom to top)?
What are the names of the treble clef spaces (bottom to
top)?
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The Bass Clef and Staff
The bass clef or F clef looks like this:
The bass clef establishes the
note F on the 4th line of the bass staff
Like the treble clef, the notes ascend and descend around
the highlighted F in alphabetical order.
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The bass clef used to be the letter F, now it’s a
super-fancy F.
It
shows where the note “F” is on the staff
Tells us that the 4th
line is F in 2 ways, the head of the clef and 2 dots that straddle the 4th
line.
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sometimes we use mnemonic device to remember the lines and
spaces:
Good Boys Do Fine Always / All
Cows Eat Grass
Good Bassists Deserve Fine Arrangements / All Cars Eat Gas
A-------------------
G
F-------------------
E
D-------------------
C
B-------------------
A
G-------------------
Like the treble clef, it’s good to know the bass clef even
for high instruments.
It is commonly used by low instruments: bassoon, trombone,
tuba, cello, double bass, timpani, electric bass, left hand of the piano, etc.
Review Lesson 3
Which line does the bass clef
name?
Name two instruments that use the bass clef
Draw a bass clef
What letter did the bass clef used to be?
Which line goes between the 2 dots of the bass clef?
Which line is the bass clef head on?
What letter name does the bass clef give to the fourth line?
What are the names of the bass clef lines (bottom to top)?
What are the names of the bass clef spaces (bottom to top)?
What is another name for the bass clef?
There are other types of clefs too (C clefs: alto, tenor,
soprano; rhythm clef)
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