3 STUDY IN TREBLE AND BASS CLEF

TREBLE AND BASS CLEF

Great Staff

When music on two staves is joined by a brace or bracket, or is intended to

be played at once by a single performer (usually a keyboard instrument), a
great stave (British English) or grand staff (American English) is created.

Piano
Keyboard
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Letter
Designation

Great
Staff

Great
Staff

Typically, the upper staff uses a treble clef and the lower staff has a bass clef. In this instance,
middle C is centered between the two staves, and it can be written on the first ledger line
below the upper staff or the first ledger line above the lower staff.
 A whole note receives
9 four (4) counts.

Direction: Identify the notes by their pitch names and sofa syllables given below.
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10
Direction: Follow the instructions below.
1. Play slowly the given example in Exercise No. 9, right hand first then left.
2. Position the fingers in right hand by middle do-re-mi-fa-sol respectively; and the
left hand in fa-sol-la-ti-middle do respectively.
3. Play a little bit faster the given example in Exercise No. 9 in both hands.

11
Direction: Follow the hand position indicated below and study the musical phrase
given.

LEFT RIGHT
HAND HAND
(LH) (RH)
RH

LH
 12

Direction: Follow the hand position indicated in Exercise 11 and study the musical
phrase given below.

RH

LH

Instruction:
a. Play the musical phrase in a slow tempo with accuracy, first by the
right hand, then the left hand, and by both hands.
b. Take note of the fingering markings!
c. Be precise in playing with the notes.
d. Then repeat the entire passage a little bit faster.

Practical Test No. 3

“HANDS TOGETHER” Upload recorded video on FB group.