Treble Clef on upper staff ... Another example of 12th century notation. Note the variation of the letter F to the left of each read line. (image: The Schøyen Collection) These initial letters ...

The humble but mighty clef. Clef is a name derived from the same French word, which means ‘key’. A clef is a symbol used in music notation to indicate which notes, or pitches ... and only-used G-clef ...

Especially when it comes to handwriting. Today, the treble clef appears printed on composers’ notepaper or preloaded on computers. It indicates notes’ pitch, because it’s placed on the ...