Hello! My name is Rossella and today I'm
going to talk about a fundamental
musical topic: clefs.
A clef is the symbol that we write
at the beginning of each stave. Clefs are
very important:
They are like keys which can open the
door to the music.
In fact, without them, we can even name
the notes.
That's right, you heard it! We can't even
name the pitch
without a clef. Let me explain that more
clearly.
This is a stave,
and this is a note.
ehm... not really
I bet this is a balloon.
Or the sun shining in my garden
Wait a second. I know what this is!
oh, okay.
I think he's hungry
You could be right
However, today I'd like to make it a
musical note.
So I must add a clef just right here.
Now we shall answer the question:
what is the name of the note?
In music, there are 7 clefs:
Each of them would give the same note
seven different names
For example, what should we call this
note?
I know it. This is a B (si)
No, that's a G!
Hold on: I play a piece that starts from that note.
It is an E!
And the winner is...
everyone!
The name of a note depends on the clef
so this note could be a B
Oh, how can I remember all of this!
Oh there's a very easy way. Each clef
will reveal its secret.
We just have to know where to find it
We only have to look at where they sit
on the stave.
The treble clef is the G clef
because it sits on the G line,
So this is a G, sol.
The bass clef
is called F clef because it sits on the
line of F,
so this F, fa.
So the C clefs tell us where C
is!
That's right
and that C is middle C.
This is middle C
this is also middle C
and this is also middle C
And this is middle C.
Bravi!
I hope this video helped you understand
the importance of clefs in music
From now on, don't forget to check the
clef at the beginning of a stave before
naming a note.
And if someone asks you to read notes
without a clef
send them the link of this video and I
will talk to them.
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