clef
2
7.7
- noun
- /klɛf/
- Specialized
:
clave
- At lessons, I would have her put the clef and notes in their correct position on the staff.
- treble clef
- bass clef
- alto clef
A library smells spicy, spicy and tuneful, a treble Clef on its side.
- A library smells spicy, spicy and tuneful, a treble Clef on its side.
Examples
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Maggie's third-grade students practiced treble clef note names at one of three stations.
Academic text (2011) -
I am not too good at reading the alto clef, though.
Academic text (2007) -
Remind students how to find their first note with the clef sign.
Academic text (2003) -
Bass clef is South, treble is North.
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Help students figure out the clef sign and starting pitch (G).
Academic text (2003) -
We need to proactively include bass clef instruction during the upper elementary years.
Academic text (2007) -
On small paper plates, I drew a treble clef and uppercase letters of the musical alphabet.
Academic text (2006) -
Within the treble clef, they may sing up to top-line F and down to B-flat below middle C.
Academic text (2003) -
The visually oriented students used the Music Ace computer program to practice naming treble clef notes.
Academic text (2011) -
During music class, we learned to draw the clef before placing the notes on the staff.
Synonyms
1
6.0
A symbol at the start of written music that shows the second line is the G above middle C
1
5.6
A sign on written music that marks the note F below middle C for low instruments and voices
A movable sign on a music staff that shows middle C
A music sign that shows the note G on the second line of the staff
A symbol on the staff that marks the F below middle C for low voices and instruments
A clef that shows middle C on the third line of the staff, used for writing music for the viola
A sign on the five music lines that shows middle C on the third line, used for viola music
A music sign that shows middle C on the fourth line of the staff used for cello or bassoon
A musical sign that puts middle C on the bottom music staff line for high female voices
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.6
A sign on written music that marks the note F below middle C for low instruments and voices
- Literature
1
9.9
A novel that gives real people made-up names so readers can guess who they are
- Specialized
1
6.0
A symbol at the start of written music that shows the second line is the G above middle C
- Specialized
A clef that shows middle C on the third line of the staff, used for writing music for the viola
- Specialized
A symbol on the staff that marks the F below middle C for low voices and instruments
- Specialized
A music sign that shows middle C on the fourth line of the staff used for cello or bassoon
- Archaic
A musical sign that puts middle C on the bottom music staff line for high female voices
- Specialized
A sign on the five music lines that shows middle C on the third line, used for viola music
How High
- Specialized
1
6.0
- Specialized
2
7.7
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
5.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clef comes from French clef and Latin clavis, both meaning 'key'. A clef is like the 'key' for a staff of music: it tells you which lines and spaces match which notes, so it shows how high or low the notes are.