mezzo-soprano clef

This clef is sometimes used for the notation of the mezzo soprano part because it facilitates the printing of the part with minimal use of ledger lines. This clef is rarely used.

middle In its simplest terms, 'mezzo' (literally meaning 'middle' in Italian') is the middle range for a female singer.

Definitions of G clef. a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff. synonyms: treble clef, treble staff. type of: clef. a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it.

clef, (French: “key”) in musical notation, symbol placed at the beginning of the staff, determining the pitch of a particular line and thus setting a reference for, or giving a “key” to, all notes of the staff.

Whenever compositions split the alto line into two parts, the Alto 2 part is generally sung by mezzo-sopranos, and the Alto 1 part is usually more suitable to a contralto voice than a mezzo-soprano voice.

treble clef In choral music, female voice parts are written in the treble clef. Music written for a soloist (male or female) is almost always written in treble clef as well.

half Mezzo is the Italian word for "half", "middle" or "medium".

The mezzo-soprano is the middle female voice and the most common of the female singing voices, which tends to dominate in non-classical music, with vocal range that typically lies between the A below "middle C" (C4) to the A two octaves above (i.e. A3–A5).

The alto clef marks middle C as the third line of the staff. For this reason, alto clef is sometimes called C clef.

A staff of five lines connected at the left end by a symbol; this symbol contains an arrow which points to the bottom line, indicating that that line is middle C (C4).

countertenor What is a countertenor? A countertenor is a male singer who can sing as high as a soprano or mezzo-soprano. The countertenor is the rarest of all voice types.

In interviews, Swift has said that she considers herself to be a "cross between a soprano and a tenor," indicating that her voice may have a slightly higher range than some mezzo-sopranos. However, in terms of her official voice classification, mezzo-soprano is the most commonly used term to describe her vocal range.