A clef is a symbol used in music notation to indicate which notes, or pitches, are represented by the lines ... The most famous, and only-used G-clef today, is the ‘treble clef’, which is the most ...

Treble Clef on upper staff ... This was the beginning of the musical staff. Another example of 12th century notation. Note the variation of the letter F to the left of each read line.

Today, the treble clef appears printed on composers’ notepaper or preloaded on computers. It indicates notes’ pitch, because it’s placed on the second line of the musical staff, showing a G.

17 If you want to work out the notes for yourself, you can tell that the sheet music is in the treble clef from the symbol on the left-hand side. The sequence of notes is: C, G, B, A x 2 ...

Understanding that the lines on a treble clef spell out Every-Good-Boy-Deserves-Fudge, and that a F-A-C-E fills in the gaps, is one of the universal ways beginners learn how to read music. But how ...