Music Notation I

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How is sound symbolized in music
Sound in music is symbolized using notes
What figure in music tells us how high or how low and the duration of a sound
Notes tell us the pitch and the duration of sound
Where are notes written in music
In music all notes all placed on the staff
In music what is a staff
A staff consists of five lines and four spaces and it is where all notes are placed in musical notation
What names are given to the notes placed on the staff
Notes are given different names using the first seven letters of the alphabet
What are the two most common clefs placed in a staff
The two most common clefs placed on a staff is the treble clef and a bass clef
What are the names of the lines of a treble clef
EGBDF
What are the names of the notes on the line of a bass clef staff
GBDFA
What are the names of the notes placed on the spaces of the treble Clef staff
FACE
What are the names of the notes placed on the spaces of a base clef staff
ACEG
What are ledger, and what are they used for
Ledger lines are used to extend the range of the staff. These lines are used for notes that are above or below the five lines of the treble and bass staves
What is the grand staff
The grand staff is the combination of the treble and bass staves
If a note is placed on the middle line of the staff where the stem places
If a note is placed on the middle line of the staff the stem may be placed either going up or going down
If the note is place above the middle line where is the stem placed
If the note is placed above the middle line the stem is placed going down
If the note is placed below the middle line where is the stem place
If the note is placed below the middle line the stem is placed facing upwards