Notes 2B: F clef and octave naming
Topic outline
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With this course you can practise:
- Notes on F clef
- Octave naming
Recommended to study before this course:
- Notes 2A
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Note names
In English- and Dutch-speaking regions, pitch classes are typically represented by the first seven letters of the Latin alphabet (A, B, C, D, E, F and G). A few European countries, including Germany, adopt an almost identical notation, in which H substitutes for B (see below for details). (Wikipedia)
Names: C D E F G A B
Notes on stave
A clef is a musical symbol used to indicate the pitch of written notes. Placed on a stave, it indicates the name and pitch of the notes on one of the lines. This line serves as a reference point by which the names of the notes on any other line or space of the stave may be determined. (Wikipedia)
In the example below are notes located on the four most common clefs (treble, alto, tenor, bass). Octave naming is also included.
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The most common octave on F clef is small octave. Above it is the 1-line octave. Below the small octave is the great octave, contra octave and sub-contra octave.
8va and 8vb symbols are also used in F clef.