Year five

1. Clefs ( tenor and alto ) identifying notes in all clefs.

The Alto and Tenor clefs mark the position of the middle C, hence,
they are called C clefs. C clefs are commonly used, in addition to
the G and F clefs.
 The Alto clef middle C is on line 3
 The Tenor clef middle C is on line 4
 The Alto clef is generally used for the viola instrumental
music and sometimes for the Alto voice in choral writing.
 The Tenor clef is used for the Tenor Trombone and upper
notes of the Cello and Bassoon
Tenor clef Alto clef

Notes on Tenor clef Notes on Alto clef

EXERCISE
1. Write the letter names of the following notes

2. Write the letter names of the following notes

 3. Write the names of the following notes

MUSIC SCORE

The verb to score, as used in music is to arrange a work for a particular

combination of instruments. This may be part of an original composition or in its
self a process of arrangement of an existing work.

Full score is a score displaying all the different participating voices or

instruments . A full orchestral score is for the conductor : all the instruments are
placed one over the other in their special staves so that the conductor can see
what each voice has to play.

Short Score is the compressed version into two staves i.e. for Treble and Bass
Clefs.

Open Score is a score displaying every part on separate staff.

The Vocal Score ( or Piano-vocal Score U.S) is a score giving all the voice parts of
work but having the orchestral part reduced to a piano part.

In Open Score writing , the ‘stem rule’ ( stems of note heads below middle line
of stave go up, while stems of note heads above middle line go down ) apply.

The above does not hold in harmony – a short score (SATB) writing in which (1)
Soprano notes stem go up and the Alto notes stems go down on the Treble Staff.
(2) on the bass staff, the Tenor note stems go up while the Bass note stems go
Down.