[Trombone-l] Alto Clef

[Steve Carr]

hmmm.  Rob McConnell put some t-bone parts in tenor clef. . . . .

Does mean I'll have to reconsider telling the following joke:

what's the difference between Greek and tenor clef?






there's at least one jazz trombone player somewhere that knows Greek.


Steve Carr



----- Original Message -----
From: <jscot at ucalgary.ca>
To: "Adrian Drover" <slide at adios.co.uk>
Cc: "'List Trombone'" <trombone-l at server5.samford.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Alto Clef


> >Adrian -
>
> I know you're at least half joking, but I prefer the C clefs (especially
> tenor) to bass clef for the tenor trombone. The "usual" range that we use
> fits the tenor clef better than any other except B flat treble clef (like
> we're both familiar with in brass bands), which is essentially the same
> thing as some other people have been explaining here.
>
> I hate playing commercial charts with leger lines all over the place in
> the lead parts. At least one prominent big band writer, Rob McConnell of
> the "Boss Brass" in Toronto has used tenor clef in some of his charts
> instead.
>
> Alto clef fits the alto trombone's "usual" range as well. It's not quite
> as practical when it dips into leger lines below the staff in
> Shostakovitch (which would probably be played on a tenor), but it's not
> such a difficult thing to work out for a competent player.
>
> I guess what usually gets to any of us, is when we get tossed into a
> situation where we have to read music in any unfamiliar notation. Big Band
> players read charts with tons of leger lines above the bass clef without
> blinking an eye, and orchestral players navigate between clefs with no
> real problem. It's just a problem when it's not part of our daily routine,
> but when you think about it, in either case, it's a small price to pay to
> be able to play great music. Gaining some new knowledge is a good thing,
> that can only make you a more complete player.
>
> Jim Scott
>
>
> >
> >> From: Raymond Horton
> >>
> >> Why do we need the C clefs?
> >>
> >> Short answer:  Because there are thousands of pieces of music with
> >> trombone parts written in alto and tenor clefs.
> >
> >
> > Well Raymond, couldn't we just shred them all, then we wouldn't need C
> > clefs?
> >
> > A.
> >
> >
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