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A clef is a musical symbol placed at the beginning of a staff to indicate the pitch of written notes. Clefs assign a particular note value to one of the lines on the staff, setting the reference point for all other notes.
The most common clefs are the treble clef (G clef), which is often used for higher-pitched instruments and voices, and the bass clef (F clef), used for lower-pitched instruments and voices. The alto and tenor clefs (C clef) cater to mid-range instruments.
Clefs.pdfPrintout
Printout
This printout gives an overview of the main types of clefs you are likely to encounter in Music 2.
Manuscript.pdfActivity 1
Activity 1
Using a sheet of blank manuscript paper, draw the following clefs:
Treble
Bass
Alto
Tenor
Percussion
For each clef, annotate with:
The name of the clef
G, F, or C note that the clef is indicating
Examples of instruments that use the clef
Summer - clef activity.pdfActivity 2
Activity 2
This question is based on the first eight bars of the second movement of Summer by Antonio Vivaldi.
Rewrite the principal violin melody at the same pitch using alto clef.
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