Introduction to Music Theory Grand Staff/Great Stave The Great Staff Grand Staff/Great Stave
• The Staff consists of five parallel horizontal
lines, on and between which musical notes are written. Clefs Clefs • Clefs are signs placed at the beginning of a staff to provide pitch reference.
• They identify the pitch that a particular line or
space represents. Key Signatures
Sharps Flats Key Signature
• A key signature consist of a sharp(#) or flat(b),
or a group of sharps or a group of flats, arranged in a definite order, place at the beginning of a piece to indicate the key in which it is written, and which notes are to be raised or lowered. Accidentals Accidentals
• A sign indicating a momentary departure from
the key signature by raising or lowering a note. Sharp(#)- raises the note 1 semi-tone. Flat(b)- lowers the note 1 semi-tone. Double sharp(x)- raises the note 1 whole tone. Double flat(bb)- lowers the note 1 whole tone. Natural sign( )- cancels the effect of a previously used accidental. Time Signature Time Signature Time Signature Simple time signatures consist of two numerals, one stacked above the other:
• The lower numeral indicates the note value
that represents one beat (the beat unit). This number is typically a power of 2. • The upper numeral indicates how many such beats constitute a bar. Notes Notes Dotted Notes Notes
• A note is the pitch and duration of a sound,
and also its representation in musical notation. Ledger Lines Bar Lines C Major Scale Assignment: Assignment: