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Music theory Notes

Parts of notes:

Notes and their beats

Semi- Breve

Minim

Crotchet

Quaver

Semi- Quaver
Staff Notation
 Staff notation is the written music, when we write music in a sheet. It is also known as sheet
music. (example given below)

Staff: It is the 5 lines and the 4 spaces on which we write the notes

Placement of Note head:

Highest Pitched Note


High Pitched Note

Lowest Pitched Note


Low Pitched Note

 The middle line (3rd line) of the staff helps in determining the placement of the note head in
the staff.
 If is note is placed below the middle line (3rd line) then the note head will be placed on the
left bottom side. It will be a low pitched note.
 If is note is placed above the middle line (3rd line) then the note head will be placed on the
Right Top side. It will be a high pitched note.
 As the note keeps on moving up the staff the pitch of the note keeps on increasing and as
the note keeps moving down the staff the pitch of the note keeps on decreasing.

Time Signature

 Time signature tells you about the number of beats in a bar.

Bar and bar lines

 Bars are the parts that the staff is divided into, it tells you about the recurring beats.
 Bars are divided with the help of a vertical line called bar lines. There are different types of
bar line mentioned above in the picture.
Tonal Range
From your lowest pitch to highest pitch is known as your tonal range.

Treble Clef

 Songs or notes that range from middle to highest range comes under treble clef or treble
range.

Treble clef staff notation

 When you read the staff line you go from bottom to top. So the bottom line will be
considered line 1 and the count will go accordingly.
 When you read the staff space you go from bottom to top. So the bottom space will be
onsidered space 1 and the count will go on.
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Ledger space and Ledger line:

 Ledger lines and ledger spaces are the extra lines and spaces that are used sometimes when
notes are too low or too high to be written in the staff.
Bass clef

 Songs or notes that range from middle to lowest range comes under bass clef or bass range.
 This clef is usually used for lower pitched songs.

Staff Notation for Bass Clef

 When you read the staff line you go from bottom to top. So the bottom line will be
considered line 1 and the count will go accordingly.
 When you read the staff space you go from bottom to top. So the bottom space will be
considered space 1 and the count will go on.

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