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  2. Clef - Wikipedia

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    The C-clef is mostly encountered as alto clef (placing middle C on the third line) or tenor clef (middle C on the fourth line). A clef may be placed on a space instead of a line, but this is rare. The use of different clefs makes it possible to write music for all instruments and voices, regardless of differences in range .

  3. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    C clef (Alto and Tenor clefs) The center of a C clef points to the line representing middle C. The first illustration here is centered on the third line on the staff, making that line middle C. When placed there, the clef is called alto clef, mainly used for the viola but sometimes used for other instruments.

  4. Musical notation - Wikipedia

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    The bass clef or F clef identifies the second line down as the note F below middle C. While the treble and bass clef are the most widely used, other clefs, which identify middle C, are used for some instruments, such as the alto clef (for viola and alto trombone) and the tenor clef (used for some cello, bassoon, tenor trombone, and double bass ...

  5. File:Middle C in four clefs.svg - Wikipedia

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    The following other wikis use this file: Usage on el.wikipedia.org Ντο (νότα) Usage on es.wikipedia.org Clave (notación musical) Do (nota)

  6. Music engraving - Wikipedia

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    A rastrum to draw staff lines; Scorers for staves and bar lines, the use of which inspired the term musical score; Flat gravers for ledger lines and crescendos and diminuendos; Elliptical gravers for ties; Punches for noteheads, clefs, accidentals, and letters [3]

  7. Staff (music) - Wikipedia

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    For example, the treble clef puts the G above middle C on the second line. The interval between adjacent staff positions is one step in the diatonic scale . Once fixed by a clef, the notes represented by the positions on the staff can be modified by the key signature or accidentals on individual notes.

  8. Guidonian hand - Wikipedia

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    The idea of the Guidonian hand is that each portion of the hand represents a specific note within the hexachord system, which spans nearly three octaves from "Γ ut" (that is, "Gamma ut") (the contraction of which is "Gamut", which can refer to the entire span) to "E la" (in other words, from the G at the bottom of the modern bass clef [broken anchor] to the E at the top of the treble clef ...

  9. Cello technique - Wikipedia

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    The cello is steadied on the lower bout between the knees of the seated player, and on the upper bout against the upper chest. The neck of the cello is positioned above the player's left shoulder, while the C-String tuning peg is positioned just behind the left ear. The bow is drawn horizontally across the strings.