forum We Angrily Scream about High Clefs because High Clefs Are NOT FUN (All Band People Welcome!)

Started December 06, 2018 by Deleted user

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Woodwinds play in treble???

Woodwinds play in treble???

The only woodwind that reads in bass clef is the bassoon if I'm not mistaken.
The other low winds usually switched from the higher versions, so they cheat and read treble clef (the sounds are an octave lower than written)

Ok so in jazz band the first trombone who is a friend of mine had a note that was Inhales 4 OCTAVES ABOVE THE ORIGINAL NOTE!!!!!!!!!!

Woodwinds play in treble???

The only woodwind that reads in bass clef is the bassoon if I'm not mistaken.
The other low winds usually switched from the higher versions, so they cheat and read treble clef (the sounds are an octave lower than written)

Tenor and barry saxes also read base clef

Ok so in jazz band the first trombone who is a friend of mine had a note that was Inhales 4 OCTAVES ABOVE THE ORIGINAL NOTE!!!!!!!!!!

That's like my entire range…

Ok so in jazz band the first trombone who is a friend of mine had a note that was Inhales 4 OCTAVES ABOVE THE ORIGINAL NOTE!!!!!!!!!!

Oh

My

God

Okay so has the director/writer of that piece ever touched a trombone?????

Woodwinds play in treble???

The only woodwind that reads in bass clef is the bassoon if I'm not mistaken.
The other low winds usually switched from the higher versions, so they cheat and read treble clef (the sounds are an octave lower than written)

Tenor and barry saxes also read base clef

No they don't

Woodwinds play in treble???

The only woodwind that reads in bass clef is the bassoon if I'm not mistaken.
The other low winds usually switched from the higher versions, so they cheat and read treble clef (the sounds are an octave lower than written)

Tenor and barry saxes also read base clef

No they don't

Yeah they absolutely positively do not.

Bass clarinets can switch from treble to bass, but mainly read in bass clef

Or the one at my school does

Ok so in jazz band the first trombone who is a friend of mine had a note that was Inhales 4 OCTAVES ABOVE THE ORIGINAL NOTE!!!!!!!!!!

Oh

My

God

Okay so has the director/writer of that piece ever touched a trombone?????

Probably not. We ended up not playing the piece simply because of that.

Woodwinds play in treble???

The only woodwind that reads in bass clef is the bassoon if I'm not mistaken.
The other low winds usually switched from the higher versions, so they cheat and read treble clef (the sounds are an octave lower than written)

Tenor and barry saxes also read base clef

No they don't

Yeah they absolutely positively do not.

The ones at my school do. And so do the bass clarinets.

It depends on who the composer is. We have split parts between out tenors and our Bari. I know our Bari reads bass clef 80% of the time. Our tenors are like 40% of the time.

I know Swearingin or whoever that dude is, writes bass baritone sax parts.

Woodwinds play in treble???

The only woodwind that reads in bass clef is the bassoon if I'm not mistaken.
The other low winds usually switched from the higher versions, so they cheat and read treble clef (the sounds are an octave lower than written)

Tenor and barry saxes also read base clef

Bass and Contra Bass clarinet too I think

Yeah

Weird; I've never seen that… the tenor and bari players at my school would not at all be happy about learning a new clef (they were both volentold to switch from alto and they're salty).

Oh
My
Gawd
How is this even a thing????

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa this is kinda freaking me out

I WANT TO PLAY THE BASS FLUUUTTEEE

I’m gonna ask Calder if she needs one

… Okey
You do your thing

Calder is my band director

I just call her Calder rather than Mrs. Calder.

Makes sense

Yeah

Calder and the band have a weird relationship

Since she does both marching and concert band

So we see a lot of her