Instruments Transposition and Clefs
Concert pitch = non-transposed pitch String Instruments Violin: treble clef, not transposing Viola: alto clef, not transposing Cello: bass, tenor and treble clef, not transposing Double bass: bass clef, sounds …
The Tenor Clef
The Tenor Clef The tenor clef is a “C” clef, which means it shows us where middle C is written on the stave. We’ve already seen the alto clef (at …
The Alto Clef
The alto clef is a type of C clef. It’s a clef which tells you where middle C is located on the stave. (It’s not the only C clef – …
Bass/Treble Clef Transposition
In this lesson we will learn how a melody can be written in a different clef – from treble to bass or from bass to treble, without changing the pitch …
The Bass Clef
We’ve already learned about our first clef, the treble clef. For most low-pitched music (where most of it is lower than middle C), we use the bass clef. The bass …
Pitch & the Treble Clef
Staff Notation in Music Music is written down in a number of different ways around the world. In the West, most instruments use a method called staff notation. The music …