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Question: Bass clef to tenor clef!?
ok im re-writing a piece from orchestra to band and im trying to write some of the cello part for the viola and im going from bass clef to tenor clef!. in bass clef there is 2 flats and in the tenor clef there is also 2 anyone can help me out here!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Well, I believe most of the time, Viola is in Alto Clef, where C is the 3rd line on the staff!. I'm not sure why you're using Tenor clef, but I'll answer your question regardless!. In Bass Clef, C is the second space from the bottom!. C in Tenor Clef is 4 lines from the bottom!. In order to transpose it, you'd have to move the notes up 5 semitones, or 2 and half whole steps!.

In case you didn't that, you just have to move the bass clef note up one space, and then to the next line!.

also, I believe you know, but yes, it's also in concert pitch, so a key signature change is not needed!.

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The people who said viola is written in alto clef are correct!. Alto clef is indicated with a C clef which also is used in Tenor clef, just one line higher!.

also clef is centered on the third line so that the third line sounds a middle C!. Violas also read treble!.

What may or may not confuse you is that cellists read in tenor clef as well as bass and treble!. That is situated around the 4th line (which makes the 4th line sound C)!.

If in bass clef you have two flats, one on the 2nd line and one on the 3rd space, in alto clef you would have two flats, one on the 2nd space and one on the 4th line!.

Hope that helps!.

~LisaWww@QuestionHome@Com

take it from a violist!.!.!. we read alto clef! and middle C is on the 3rd line of the staff!

hope that helps!

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what do you need help on, i'm not clear!.Www@QuestionHome@Com