WEEK FOUR
THE MUSICAL STAFF, CLEF AND CLEF SIGNS
The Staff
The musical staff consists of five(5) horizontal lines with four(4) equal spaces between them.
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The staff is numbered from the bottom upward.
Clef: A clef is a musical sign which fixes the position of a note on the staff and hence the positions of all other notes as well.
Clef Signs : there are four (4) clef signs used in music namely : treble , alto tenor and the bass clef sign. However, the two commonly used clef signs in music are treble and bass clef.
The Treble Clef : The Treble Clef circle round the second line of the staff and fixes that line as G. Thus the Treble Clef is also known as G clef. The treble clef is used for high voices and the high-pitched instrument
The Bass Clef : The bass clef circle round the fourth line of the staff and fixes that line as F. thus bass clef is also known as F clef. The bass clef is used for the lower voices and the low-pitched instruments.
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Exercise : (i) draw Ten Treble clefs
(ii) Draw Ten Bass clefs