Ranges:-
Range refers to the notes an instrument is able to play, from lowest to highest. There are some exceptions, like pedal tones (very low notes) for brass, a low B foot for a flute, you can put your foot into the bell of baritone sax and get a half step lower.
The highest note for a soprano is higher than the highest note for an alto, or the guitar is able to play lower than the violin.
What’s a Clef?
A Clef is a symbol used at the beginning of a musical staff to tell the reader which letter name goes with which line or space. The word clef didn’t show up until around the middle 1500s. Clef is a French word that means key, as in, “Hey man, what key are we in?”
In early music, a letter was written at the beginning of the text of a plainchant. The letter told the singer which note to start on.
Around 1000 AD some bright soul thought to draw a line from the letter all the way across the page. Then Guido di Arezzo added more lines and we had our staff. Over time, composers made that beginning letter more and fancier until it no longer looked like a letter at all. That was probably when somebody in France in the middle of the 1500s decided to call them Clefs.
There are several different kinds of clefs: C Clefs, Treble Clef, Bass Clef and Rhythm Clef (also called The Percussion Clef).
The three most common ones are treble clef, bass clef, and the rhythm clef.
Each clef has something which shows the letter name of one line. Because you now know how letter names are used in music (A through G, right?) Some clefs are used more frequently than others. You’ll rarely need some (if ever) of them unless you’re a viola player.
MEANING:-
Range refers to the notes an instrument is able to play, from lowest to highest. There are some exceptions, like pedal tones (very low notes) for brass, a low B foot for a flute, you can put your foot into the bell of baritone sax and get a half step lower.
The highest note for a soprano is higher than the highest note for an alto, or the guitar is able to play lower than the violin.
What’s a Clef?
A Clef is a symbol used at the beginning of a musical staff to tell the reader which letter name goes with which line or space. The word clef didn’t show up until around the middle 1500s. Clef is a French word that means key, as in, “Hey man, what key are we in?”
In early music, a letter was written at the beginning of the text of a plainchant. The letter told the singer which note to start on.
Around 1000 AD some bright soul thought to draw a line from the letter all the way across the page. Then Guido di Arezzo added more lines and we had our staff. Over time, composers made that beginning letter more and fancier until it no longer looked like a letter at all. That was probably when somebody in France in the middle of the 1500s decided to call them Clefs.
There are several different kinds of clefs: C Clefs, Treble Clef, Bass Clef and Rhythm Clef (also called The Percussion Clef).
The three most common ones are treble clef, bass clef, and the rhythm clef.
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| Treble Clef (top) Bass Clef (Bottom) |
Each clef has something which shows the letter name of one line. Because you now know how letter names are used in music (A through G, right?) Some clefs are used more frequently than others. You’ll rarely need some (if ever) of them unless you’re a viola player.
MEANING:-
- RANGE:- Range refers to the notes an instrument is able to play, from lowest to highest.
- CLEF:- It is a symbol used at the beginning of a musical staff to tell the reader which letter name goes with which line or space. Meaning Key in French.
- There are several different kinds of clefs: C Clefs, Treble Clef, Bass Clef and Rhythm Clef (also called The Percussion Clef).
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