Clefs
The clef, located at the left hand side of the staff, indicates where the musical notes align on the staff. There are four main tonal clefs.
G Clef or Treble Clef The circle of the clef centers around the G line.
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F Clef or Bass Clef
The dots of the clef surround the F line.
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The dots of the clef surround the F line.
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C Clef or Alto Clef
The point in the middle of the three points to the C line.
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The point in the middle of the three points to the C line.
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C Clef or Baritone Clef
The point of the middle of the three points to the C line.
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The point of the middle of the three points to the C line.
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The type of clef used in music notation is based on the tonal positioning of the particular instrument the music is written for. Find your instrument to see what clef your music will be written in.
Treble Clef
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Bass Clef
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Alto Clef
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Baritone Clef
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However, there is another clef that does not indicate where the notes align on the staff. Since drummers do not need a reference to a variety of tonal pitches they use a neutral clef, also known as a percussion clef.
Neutral Clef
When either of these appear as the clef, the music is percussive.
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When either of these appear as the clef, the music is percussive.
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