treble staff

American  

noun

Music.

1. a staff, bearing a treble clef.

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Etymology

Origin of treble staff

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Beneath that, on the bass staff, is a held F note, while just above the treble staff she writes, “With the accompaniment of the birds singing at dawn.”

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2015

True, a few bold dashes above the treble staff end in wobbles, but even her wobbles are welcome because in each aria from Don Carlo, Otello, and Aroldo, an emotion is magically distilled into song.

From Time Magazine Archive

Create huge lines of treble staff on the floor using masking tape.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

The second string of the violin is tuned to the A in the treble staff.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

The more rapid exercises I took from C to F above the treble staff.

From Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists by Cooke, James Francis