Alto is HIGHER than bass clef.
the notes are the same but to transpose from trumpet to base clef, in terms of where the notes are located, you would go down a line/space.but if you are transposing to other instruments then you should learn a little about concert pitches.
In order from highest to lowest, the common clefs are: Treble Alto Tenor Bass
Bass Clef (played by the left hand on a piano), looks similar to this: ):Treble Clef (played by the right hand on a piano), looks similar to this: &
The alto clef is a 3 with two vertical lines on the left.Link to picture:creativeliz.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/alto-clef-16-4-13.jpg?w=460The alto clef looks like any other clef ... 5 lines, 4 spaces ... the difference is that the middle line is "C", and not the usual note of "B" that is used in the standard treble clef.(see image at the related link below)
The simplest answer is, read it down a third. In treble cleff, G is one line up from the bottom line. In bass clef, G is the bottom line. However, note that the bass cleff note would be an octave lower than its treble clef counterpart. But then, you have the added problem of transposing keys. For instance, B-flat trumpet music is written in a different key than tenor trombone or piano music. If the trombone part is in b-flat, the trumpet part will be in C, so depending on what music you are transposing, you may or may not have to change the key.
When you are speaking of singing voices, the usual four are (from high to low) soprano, alto, tenor and bass. So alto does sing higher than bass. When you are speaking of written staffs, the two staffs are treble (higher) and bass (lower). An alto singing part is typically written on the treble staff; but the alto range extends down (using ledger lines below the staff) into notes that can also be written on the bass staff.
Bass clef is also called F clef , because the clef sign starts on 4th line called F note, this note should be played 5notes below the middle C. Treble clef is called G clef, because the clef sign starts on 2nd line called G note. This note should be played 5 notes above the middle C. Simple answer: The bass clef is below the treble clef so the sound is lower.
The clefs in music scores appears way down in the Medieval period: centuries before the modern notation came into practice. The ancient clefs had no names such as treble clef or bass clef. Some of oldest clefs are F clef and G clef. They had no fixed position in the staff: also known as dynamic clefs. The alto clef and tenor clefs are two positions derived from the ancient C clef.
Concert pitch is non-transposing, so a C in treble Clef is STILL a C in Bass clef.
Everything goes down a line; so the B which normally has the midlle line cutting through it would have the one from bottom line going through it. This is very simple but takes a while to get used to. And of couse everything on the treble clef is octaves higher
The simplest way is to transpose everything down a third (three semi-tones) Also, the piano is tuned in concert and the alto saxophone, as you know, is in Eb.
It is called that basically by convention, or common use. The symbol that denotes that clef is a stylized letter F, and the symbol hangs on the second line down of the clef, the line denoting the note F. That clef is called the bass clef in piano music, and the G clef is above it, but in fact there are several other clefs used by many other instruments.