octave treble clef

The bass clef is for instruments with a low pitch range, while the treble clef is for instruments with a high pitch range. The piano is unique because the right hand uses the treble clef for the top half of the piano and the left hand uses the bass clef for the lower half.

A figure 8 joined to the bottom of a treble clef indicates that notes are to be played an octave lower than normal. And for additional octave shifts, extra figure 8 symbols can be added above or below the clef as required. The same method can be used to shift the bass clef.

whole note. noun. : a musical note equal to one measure of four beats.

With the bass clef and the treble clef, you can already write notes in a 4 octaves range. You may also use additional lines (called ledger lines) to write even lower or higher notes on the staff. Notice that the note order remains always the same, whatever clef is being used. Open and listen to the Ex022 file.

Reading Treble Clef One mnemonic device that may help you remember this order of letter names is “Every Good Bird Does Fly” (E, G, B, D, F). As seen in Example 1, the treble clef wraps around the G line (the second line from the bottom). For this reason, it is sometimes called the “G clef.”

The notes on the lines of treble clef are: E – G – B – D – F. You can use the mnemonic Every Good Bird Does Fly, Every Good Boy Does Fine, Eating Green Bananas Disgusts Friends, or get creative and come up with your own! The trick is to find a mnemonic memorable enough that you never forget the treble clef note names.

It is important to note that every note has a note head note heads have the same shape. But can be colored. Completely black or white indicating the duration of the note.

Clefs with octave indicators indicate that notes are played in a different register to the one notated. An octave indicator above the clef indicates that notes are played higher than notated, while an octave indicator below the clef indicates that notes are played lower than notated.

Naming octaves on a music staff Is called the contra or Counter C, and is represented by a capital C with one line above or below. The entire octave from this tone to the next B above is called the Contra octave. from this tone upwards, is called the large octave. from this c upward to B, is called the small octave.

This is a normal treble clef symbol with the number 8 printed above or below. The addition of the number 8 directs the musician to perform the music an octave higher than indicated (with the number 8 printed above) or an octave lower than indicated (with the number 8 printed below).

The musical alphabet includes only 7 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G. On the staff, each line or space represents a different letter. The treble clef is also known as the G clef because it indicates that the second line from the bottom will be G. Notice how the clef makes a circle centered on the second line.

noun. ˈklef. : a sign placed on the staff in writing music to show what pitch is represented by each line and space.