See our presentation from Milk From The Cow 18.9.2015!

1. Alto and
Tenor Clefs
By: Anthony Ho and Alvin Tse
(Teacher AlAl and Teacher AnAn)
In today’s MOOSIC class...

2. Story time...

3. Story time...
Quite the
FOWL
scenario!

4. Story time...

5. Story time...

6. Story time...
This guy is
SMOORT!

7. Story time...
This guy is
SMOORT!

8. What are they?
Highest
Lowest

9. Treble and Bass Clefs

10. Alto and Tenor Clefs

11. Who Uses the Alto Clef

12. Who Uses the Alto Clef

13. Who Uses the Alto Clef

14. Who Uses the Alto Clef

15. Who Uses the Tenor Clef

16. Who Uses the Tenor Clef

17. Who Uses the Tenor Clef

18. Who Uses the Tenor Clef

19. Who Uses the Tenor Clef

20. Who Uses the Tenor Clef

21. Where is “Middle C”???

22. Where is “Middle C”???

23. Where is “Middle C”???
C

24. Why do they exist?
Well, there are reasons….

25. Why do they exist?
For example:
Well, there are reasons….
1. Range of instruments
Range for a
trombone

26. Why do they exist?
For example:
Well, there are reasons….
1. Range of instruments
Range for a
trombone
Range for the
average cow

27. Why do they exist?
2. We can now compose for… everything!!!

28. Key signatures
The way the alto and tenor clef key signatures are laid out are exactly the
same to that of the treble and bass clef respectively. Remember, both the
tenor and bass clefs have a rising tendency as shown above.

29. Your turn, schmoopsie-poops...

30. Your turn, schmoopsie-poops...

31. Your turn, schmoopsie-poops...
Old MacDonald
American Folk Song

32. Make sure you check out our
information sheet as well!
It’s chock full of information that you will
need to review for the worksheet!
Read it to see more details!

33. Works Cited
Grimm, Garrett. “Treble, Bass, Alto, and Tenor Clefs in Music Reading and
Notation.” Music Theory Site. N.p., 2015. Web. 17 Sept. 2015. <http:
//musictheorysite.com/clefs>.
Music Theory. “Alto and Tenor Clefs.” Music Theory. Blogger, Dec. 2006. Web. 17
Sept. 2015. <http://musictheoryblog.blogspot.hk/2006/12/alto-and-tenor-
clefs.html>.
Treblis. Alto, Tenor, Baritone and Soprano Clefs. Treblis. N.p., 2015. Web. 17 Sept.
2015. <http://www.treblis.com/Notation/Clefs.html>.