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Treble clef, bass clef and middle C
Treble clef, bass clef and middle C
The clef at the start of a staff sets landmarks for every following note. Middle C connects both halves of the piano staff.
A quick method
- Find the clef first.
- Check the nearest note to middle C.
- Count lines and spaces in order.
Sources and licenses
- Open Music Theory, Version 2 — Virtual Library of Virginia / contributing authorsCC BY-SA 4.0; adapted explanation with attribution
- Theory Lessons — musictheory.netExternal reference; no text or images copied
- Fundamentals of Music Theory open textbook — University of Edinburgh contributorsCC BY-NC-SA 4.0; consulted as a reference
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