Discover the SOL KEY

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Each language has a series of signs and symbols, which when combined tell us things. Music is also a language and therefore it has its own set of signs and symbols. Learning a language allows us to restructure the way we think, and this makes us discover new things. In this article by a TEACHER we will talk about Key of C, one of the musical keys that are used today for musical writing, with which we will discover more about the vast world of music.

The key of C, as its name implies, is a musical clef. These are written at the beginning of staffwith a symbol, and its function is to create a reference to know what name we will give to the notes.

The clef indicates a specific line of the staff that will indicate the reference point. The notes to follow will change their name in relation to this one. The key to Do indicates the line to which the C note will be assigned. To draw the clef of C it is important to remember that the line of C must be right in the middle of the symbol.

The key symbol Do comes from the letter "C", which was formerly used to refer to the note Do. We currently use it to refer to the C chord, not just the note.

In those times, referring to the Middle Ages, the key of Do was written simply with the letter "C" but over time, his drawing was stylizing until it became the symbol that we know today as the Key of Do. This symbol was probably settled around the year 1600.

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In the Middle Ages the key of C with more frenquency. Currently, the key used for the largest number of instruments is the treble clef. However, that does not mean that the clef of C has been deprecated. The reason for using one musical key or another is related to the musical record.

All musical instruments are different. Because they are made of different materials and shapes and their operation is also different. Because of this, each instrument has different capabilities and this means that it can create different sounds. We call this series of sounds, taking into account their pitch in pitch. We call high-pitched notes treble and low-pitched notes we call bass. Also, if a note is higher in pitch than another, we can say that it is higher, and the same when a note is lower, we say that it is lower. When we want to refer to a specific area of ​​the tessitura, we call it a register.

Returning to the musical keys, these are used depending on the musical register that is most comfortable for an instrument to read. Many instruments read comfortably in the treble clef, but if their register is lower, they usually use the bass clef. And then the least common is the key of C, with which its use has become more popularly standardized. for the viola and alto trombone.

The key of C has the particularity of being the clef that changes position on the staff. Although it is usually written on the third line of the staff, it can sometimes be placed on different lines of the staff, depending on what is most convenient.

When the clef of C is placed on the third line, it is called clef of C - Alto. This is the most common. But when the clef of C is placed on the fourth line, it is called clef of C - Tenor. Instruments that generally use the key of C - Tenor are bassoon, cello, euphonium, double bass and trombone. It is important to mention that when they use it, it is usually because they need to play higher notes and the change from key to key of C is a way to make reading easier.

Learning about the reason to use things is a way to better understand how to use them to the fullest. The word "Key" comes from Latin, and means "key". So we could say that after this article, the C clef is also a key that will open doors for you to take advantage of all the options that the musical world has to offer.

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