2. MODERN MUSIC NOTATION
•There are two most commonly used clefs in
modern notation. These are the G and F Clefs.
•The G clef is also known as the treble clef.
•The F clef is known as the bass clef.
3. F CLEF
• Do you watch news on tv? How often?
• What do you notice about the speaking voice of male
hosts and newscasters? Most of them have low-pitched
voice, They use their low voice to capture the interest
of the audience and to express authority.
• In music, low-pitched sounds are associated with the F
clef.
• The word clef is a French word, which means “key”. It
is a musical symbol written at the beginning of a staff.
4. F CLEF
• The F clef is one of the most common clefs in
music. It’s used in in all styles, from pop/rock to
jazz, classical, film scoring, and everything in
between.
• It’s especially important for anyone desiring to play
bass, piano, cello, or low woodwinds and brass, as
well as those interested in arranging or composing
music. Compared to treble clef, the F clef is
normally used for lower-sounding instruments.
5. F CLEF
• This is the design of the F clef:
• Just like G clef, the F clef’s design centers around the note it’s named after. In this
case, it’s the note F, specifically the note F3.
• The design of the clef starts out with a small filled-in circle drawn clockwise, then it
swings outward and curves around the top, and comes down the right side following a
similar curve, finally ending a little to the left of where it began. Two dots are added to
the right of the clef.
6. F CLEF
• The 2 dots of the clef are positioned on either side of a line on the staff, and that line
corresponds to the note F3:
• Bass Clef
• The F clef is generally found in only one position nowadays, known as bass clef. For
this reason, the terms F clef and bass clef are often used interchangeably. But to be
more precise, the bass clef is actually a specific position of an F clef (just like treble and
g clef).
• The bass clef symbol is positioned so that the two dots of the clef are positioned on
either side of the 2nd-highest line of the staff:
