The third most common clef is a type of C-clef, and it’s the mainstay of viola players across the land: the alto clef (some people just call it ‘viola clef’ for this reason). The alto clef is sort of ...

The Grand Staff. Treble Clef on upper staff; Bass Clef on lower staff (image: wikipedia) The curving flourishes of music notation have always been something a mystery to me, although every day I ...

The alto clef places middle C on the middle line of the stave. The alto clef is most often used for viola music and sometimes alto trombone. This is what the alto clef looks like: ...