| The treble clef is a sign in music placed at the | | | | came up with an instrument that is played using a |
| beginning of the treble stave and is used for right hand | | | | single reed like a clarinet,and has a conical bore like an |
| playing in piano / keyboard playing and for higher | | | | oboe but with the tube made of brass curving up at |
| pitched instruments such as the trumpet, saxophones | | | | the end like a horn. |
| and xylophones. This article will give you more | | | | All the saxophones use the treble clef. The tone is |
| information on the above instruments which play music | | | | fuller than woodwind instruments and softer than the |
| using the treble clef. | | | | brass and blend in with these instrument types very |
| Instrument 1 The Trumpet: | | | | well. It could be said that they have a flute like |
| The trumpet is among the oldest of the brass | | | | softness, string like richness and metallic stridency. |
| instruments and is the highest sounding. | | | | They are a common feature in jazz big bands where |
| It is made of metal and has a cylindrical bore, which in | | | | a section of saxophones takes the place of the |
| the last quarter of its length widens into a moderate | | | | symphony orchestras string section. They are most |
| size bell. It has a cup-shaped mouthpiece, as in other | | | | suitable to play the main melody of the piece. The alto, |
| brass instrument, and the sound is produced by the | | | | tenor, baritone and soprano saxophones are the most |
| player pressing the mouthpiece to his mouth and | | | | common. |
| making the lips vibrate within it. The buzzing sound he | | | | Instrument 3 The Xylophone: |
| makes in this way sets the column of air inside the | | | | The xylophone is a percussion instrument consisting of |
| instrument vibrating. Different sounds are produced by | | | | tuned, wooden bars arranged as in the piano |
| altering tension of the lips. Low sounds are produced | | | | keyboard, and played by being struck with small hard |
| when the lips are slack and high sounds are produced | | | | or soft hammers held in the hand. It belongs to the |
| as players tighten their lips. | | | | tuned percussion group meaning that it can be used to |
| The tone of the trumpet can be altered in several | | | | play melodies ( as opposed to untuned percussion eg |
| ways with use of a mute placed in the bell of the | | | | triangle or side drum ). You can notes ranging from |
| instrument. A mute is a cone made of cardboard, fibre, | | | | middle upwards for three octaves. |
| felt or metal. | | | | Composers usually use the xylophone in orchestras to |
| Trumpets are used in orchestras, jazz bands, military | | | | produce special effects as the wooden sound is easily |
| bands, brass bands. | | | | heard above the other instruments. |
| Instrument 2 The Saxophone Family: | | | | Music using the treble clef is used for higher pitched |
| These are a family of wind instruments invented by | | | | instruments. The three instrument examples which play |
| Adolf Sax. By 1846 he had developed fourteen | | | | music using the treble clef of have their unique qualities. |
| different sized saxophones. He wanted to make an | | | | One thing is that they all have in common is that they |
| instrument for the military bands that would sound well | | | | are all instruments which play music using the treble |
| with both woodwind and brass instruments. Hence he | | | | clef. |