The treble clef is called the “G” clef, and the bass clef is called the “F” clef—WHY?
As music notation was being developed, the staff consisted of eleven lines, with the Middle “C” being the middle line.As this was difficult to read, the “G” line and “F” line were made darker.Then to simplify reading the music even further, the top five lines were separated from the five bottom five lines in the form of the grand staff we use today.The “G” and “F” lines are no longer darkened but marked with the treble clef symbol which begins on the “G” line, and the bass clef symbol with dots both above and below the “F” line.Note that the “G” clef symbol resembles a scripted “G” and the “F” clef symbol a scripted “F.”(Also note that Middle “C” is written with a ledger line either just below the treble clef or above the bass clef.)
