![]() ![]() However, double bass low instruments may play incredibly low sounds. A violin, for example, can only play higher register notes. However a given instrument can play more than one note at a time, the registers are either the same or extremely close together. The majority of musical instruments can only play one note at a time. This implies that relatively little time is spent studying the bass clef notes, and as a result, even many expert pianists read the bass clef notes slower. Not bad for a symbol that is frequently overlooked and often under-appreciated.Isn’t it strange how people, or should we say beginner instrumentalists, find bass clef (left hand) difficult? Despite the fact that it is supposed to make music reading easier by avoiding the need for too many ledger lines! It is logical, though, because when a person first begins studying an instrument, they are more likely to focus on treble clef notes. All we would need to do is find the note that the clef points to, and then count up or down by spaces and lines to get to the note that we’re trying to find. Once we have our point of reference, we can find any note on the staff. The note C sits on that line, and usually this is middle C. The C clef is so named because the middle of the clef is situated on a specific line on the staff. The note F sits on that line, and like the other, it is a specific F that is the first F below Middle C. The F clef is so named because the two dots on the right-hand part of the symbol surround a specific line on the staff. The note G sits on that line, and it is a specific G that is the first G above Middle C. The G clef is so named because the big curl formed on the lower part of the symbol loops around a specific line on the staff. (These are the “tonal” clefs there is one clef that is atonal, meant for percussion only where specific tones are not called for – called a “Neutral” clef.) People know them best by their common names, but their letter names are certainly the most descriptive and helpful names. The C clef can take on a few names, but the most common are the Alto clef and the Tenor clef. The F clef is most commonly referred to as the Bass clef. The G clef is most commonly referred to as the Treble clef. There are 3 types of clefs (some would say 4, or 5, or 7): the G clef, the F clef, and the C clef. If the clef were not there, we really would not know where on our instrument to begin playing. I say it is powerful because it gives us a point of reference for the entire written piece of music. If you happen to put the clef in a different position on the staff and play following the position of the clef, the music that results will sound quite different than you might expect! Where the clef goes, the music goes with it. It is the final say over the tonal range of the music. ![]() Many piano players associate a treble clef with, “play this stuff with your right hand,” and bass clef with, “play this stuff with your left hand.” Music written for instruments that can only play music in one clef will never have it change in that case the clef can mean little more than, “ok, here comes the music, so start playing.” It’s rarely anything different than one that we’ve seen a thousand times. It’s always there, at the left edge of our staff. ![]() The clef is a symbol that is frequently overlooked and often under-appreciated.Ī clef is easily overlooked. ![]()
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