Alto and Tenor Clefs

By: Anthony Ho and Alvin Tse(Teacher AlAl and Teacher AnAn)

In today’s MOOSIC class...

Story time...

Story time...

Quite the FOWL scenario!

Story time...

Story time...

Story time...This guy is SMOORT!

Story time...This guy is SMOORT!

What are they?

HighestLowest

Treble and Bass Clefs

Alto and Tenor Clefs

Who Uses the Alto Clef

Who Uses the Alto Clef

Who Uses the Alto Clef

Who Uses the Alto Clef

Who Uses the Tenor Clef

Who Uses the Tenor Clef

Who Uses the Tenor Clef

Who Uses the Tenor Clef

Who Uses the Tenor Clef

Who Uses the Tenor Clef

Where is “Middle C”???

Where is “Middle C”???

Where is “Middle C”???

C

Why do they exist?

Well, there are reasons….

Why do they exist?

For example:

Well, there are reasons….

1. Range of instruments

Range for a trombone

Why do they exist?

For example:

Well, there are reasons….

1. Range of instruments

Range for a trombone

Range for the average cow

Why do they exist?

2. We can now compose for… everything!!!

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.

Your turn, schmoopsie-poops...

Your turn, schmoopsie-poops...

Your turn, schmoopsie-poops...Old MacDonaldAmerican Folk Song

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!

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>.