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What is the difference between alto and tenor clefs?
The tenor clef is one note higher than the alto clef! Actually, no, it isn't. This is a common confusion, so it's worth trying to sort it out. The two clefs are simply different positions of the C Clef. The purpose of the C Clef is to show which of the five lines of the staff represents middle C. When the clef indicates that middle C is the middle line it is called the Alto Clef. When the clef indicates that middle C is the fourth line (from the bottom) it is called the Tenor Clef. So the clef is named according to its position on the staff, but in each case it indicates the same note. C clefs are preferred in classical notation for instumental ranges that hover around middle C. This avoids incessant interchanges between Treble and Bass Clefs, or the alternative of writing notes an octave too high or low. The Tenor clef covers a slightly lower middle range, and is preferred for cellos, trombones, bassoons and sometimes other bass instruments when they are playing high. The Alto clef is ideal for the viola, and parts written for the alto trombone also use it. Other positions of the C-clef are now obsolete. These were: on the first (bottom) line (the Soprano Clef) and on the second line (the Mezzo Soprano Clef).
9 N on the TC?
nine notes on the treble clef
What is Two stacked numbers appearing after a clef sign?
It's called a "time signature." The top number indicates how many beats per measure, and the bottom number specifies the duration of note that gets one beat.
What does the twobackwards c's stacked on each other in jazz music mean?
Is it a tenor clef? A tenor clef looks like that.
What is the bass clef called?
The other designation for the bass clef is the 'F' clef.
What is also called the G clef?
Treble clef.
What clef is used to read music by middle range instruments?
The viola uses the Alto clef. This clef is sometimes called the C clef.
Why the bass cleff is also called the f clef?
The base clef is also called the f clef, because if you look at it, the line in between the two dots of the base clef when it is on a staff is the f line.
The names of all the clefs?
quite simplytreblealtotennerbassThere are three clefs in common use:G Clef, commonly called the Treble ClefC Clef, commonly used by violistsF Clef, commonly called the Bass Clef
Why the bass clef is also called f clef?
It is called that basically by convention, or common use. The symbol that denotes that clef is a stylized letter F, and the symbol hangs on the second line down of the clef, the line denoting the note F. That clef is called the bass clef in piano music, and the G clef is above it, but in fact there are several other clefs used by many other instruments.
What is the treble clef also called?
Yes, the treble clef can also be known as the G clef, as the line that the circle of the clef is on, (the line second up from the bottom) is where the note of G is written.
Why is the g clef called the g clef?
The swirl in the bottom half of the clef cirlces around the G line of the clef. It also looks a bit like a G.
Which clef is also know as the F clef?
The treble clef, which wraps around G on the staff.
What does the g clef circle around?
The 'G' clef is the treble clef, it is called that because the 'spiral' of the treble clef lies on the G line (second line from bottom). The bass clef is called the 'F' clef because it looks kind of like this ): and the line between those two dots in the middle (second line from top), is the 'F' line.
