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Understanding Musical Notation Basics

The document summarizes key aspects of musical notation: 1) A staff is formed of 5 horizontal parallel lines used to notate pitches of notes with the help of ledger lines above or below. 2) Notes represent musical sounds' pitch and come in 7 types named by letters. 3) The treble clef written at the beginning of the staff on the 2nd line indicates note names. 4) Note durations are symbols that express how long a note is held for durations like semibreves, minims and crotchets.

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Understanding Musical Notation Basics

The document summarizes key aspects of musical notation: 1) A staff is formed of 5 horizontal parallel lines used to notate pitches of notes with the help of ledger lines above or below. 2) Notes represent musical sounds' pitch and come in 7 types named by letters. 3) The treble clef written at the beginning of the staff on the 2nd line indicates note names. 4) Note durations are symbols that express how long a note is held for durations like semibreves, minims and crotchets.

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MUSICAL NOTATION

STAFF : It´s formed of 5 horizontal parallel lines with their 4 spaces where musical singsare
placed and it´s numbered from the bottom up .

NOTES : They are sings that represent musical sounds´ pitch . There are 7 and have
different names .
ENGLISH C D E F G A B

SPANISH DO RE MI FA SOL LA SI

On the staff we can write 9

MI FA SOL LA SI DO RE MI FA
in Engish with letters and Spanish with sol-fa syllables originated on 11th century by Guido
d´ Arezo .

LEDGER LINES : They´re additional lines above or below the staff to place notes that are so
high or so low that they don´t fit on the staff
G A B C
MUSICAL NOTATION

A B C D
TREBLE CLEF : it´s written at the beginning of the staff , on the 2nd line .
A B C D

It tells us the names of the order notes , too .

INTERVALS : It´s this distance in tone between two different notes sounded one after
another .

disjunct / conjunct

3rd 10th
MUSICAL NOTATION

Scales : it´s this series of notes placed in an orderly maner on the staff .
NOTE DURATONS : they´re sings that express the duration of the notes .

Name Symbol Duration Rest

SEMIBREVE 4
4th line

MINIM 2
3rd line

CROTCHET 1

QUAVER

What is the difference between note and note duration ?


because They are sings that represent musical sounds´ pitch . There are 7 and have
different names . And this is note durations they´re sings that express the duration of the
notes .

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