Tenor Clef for the Cello

Learn the Notes in Cello Tenor Clef!

Tenor Clef for the Cello teaches you to instantly recognize and play the notes in tenor clef, coming from bass clef.

Much of the book focuses on the transition from bass to tenor clef on the cello, as well as the relationship between the two clefs.

Who this book is for: Intermediate cellists who have learned to shift and are ready to learn the notes in the higher (5th through 7th) positions. While the first half of the book is in first through fourth positions, tenor clef is most often used on the cello in the higher positions.

How to use this book: Play two pages at a time. Use the left-hand pages to learn one or two notes in tenor clef and then play the short pieces on the right-hand pages that use those notes. This will help cement your knowledge of the notes and help develop your cello sight-reading skills.

Teachers: You can use this book as a method for teaching tenor clef to your students, preparing them for tenor clef found in many intermediate and advanced cello pieces, including Saint-Saens’ Allegro Appassionato and The Swan, and Vivaldi’s Cello Concerto in E Minor.