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 Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:28 am
My first instrument I've ever played was the Clarinet, so I know how to read the treble clef, however, my bassoon solo music starts out in bass clef (just like it's supposed to) then changes to treble clef for a good 7 measures, then back to bass. Luckily, I can read both treble and bass clef, but how would I play it on the bassoon? Will I have to transpose the treble parts or just ignore that it ever said treble?
I've seen it before on other music, but I've never had to play a music with that. =(
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:27 am
It's not like you're changing instruments or anything so I think you just play whatever is written. If it's a G on Treble Clef (2nd line from the bottom) then it's a G in Bass Clef (2nd ledger line above the staff)
They normally only write it like that because otherwise the ledger lines will get all messy and become virtually unreadable.
Hope that made sense! Good luck on your solo!
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:14 am
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:36 pm
As Zer0Kage said, they do that to avoid the mess of ledger lines.
To better understand, look at a manuscript of piano music. There, they read both treble and bass clefs at the same time (it's called a grand staff). If you study it, then you can see how the higher pitches are used in the treble staff, and the lower in the bass staff.
What will really get someone scratching their head while learning are violas and cellos. Violas read Alto Clef, but oftentimes they are forced to read treble when playing higher passages. Cellos primarily read bass clef, but are sometimes cursed with reading Tenor Clef when they play their high passages.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:21 pm
Javinus Cellos primarily read bass clef, but are sometimes cursed with reading Tenor Clef when they play their high passages. Now, now. That's exactly what bassoonists have to do. It's really not fair.
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:39 am
Trombones get Tenor Clef too, I was reading Trombone music (I play Tuba) and I suddenly saw that, and freaked out. I had to rewrite the entire section for Bass Clef!
I used to play piano and could only read Treble Clef well. Now I can only read Bass Clef... aye...
... Yep some instruments have parts written in weird keys so concert pitch is hellish to figure out or get those parts with Tenor Clefs and Alto Clefs... I greatly applaud them!
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:26 am
Ho boy. I totally forgot that bassoons and trombones have to read tenor clefs at times.
I thoroughly apologize.
What I find funny, though, is watching a beginning violist suddenly stumble across a treble clef in their music, and they scream, "What is THIS!?"
I chuckle a little to myself and reply, "It's only the most recognized and most familiar clef in all the music world. Haven't you been paying attention when we were learning how to read music with the violins?"
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