Reading the stave/staff and understanding pitch. You can think of music notation as being a little bit like an X/Y graph; from left to right, you are provided with information that dictates rhythm.

At the beginning of each line or stave/staff, we use what’s known as clef sign. clefs are used to allow notation for instruments or voices of different pitch, with the most common being the treble ...

The bass clef is like the letter ‘c’, but flipped horizontally so it’s a back-to-front ‘c’. When the F-clef is placed on the third line, it is called the baritone clef. This clef used to be used for ...

The Santa Barbara Treble Clef Chorus originated as the PTA Mothersingers in 1957 and has entertained the Santa Barbara community for over 60 years. Currently the 30-plus members, under the musical ...