Registers and Ledger Lines

Question 1

big idea

Answer 1

• how to identify specific notes

Question 2

note registers

Answer 2

• give us the indication of which specific note is to be played
• each note is given a number which tells us where it falls on the piano
• the lowest is A_1 on the grand piano
• the highest is C_8 on the grand piano

Question 3

grand staff

Answer 3

• the combination of the Bass and Treble clef
• the register for the grand staff is from C_2 to C_8
• the different clefts take up different registers
• treble clef is between A_4 and E_6
• Bass clef is between C_2 and E_4

Question 4

ledger lines

Answer 4

• give us the indication of notes not in the staff you are playing
• when writing ledger lines only put the necessary amount of lines to give the note value
• for instance a B_5 above the treble clef you’d only draw one line below the note, not two one below one above

Question 5

how are pitches and their exact octave placement on the keyboard or on sheet music labeled? by identifying the ____________

Answer 5

• register

Question 6

using intervals, how long should stems be notated on the staff? One ___________?

Answer 6

• octave

Question 7

ledger lines temporarily extend a staff and are drawn the same distance apart as staff lines

Answer 7

• true

Question 8

piano music is notated on the

Answer 8

• grand staff

Question 9

a pitch is in the treble clef, notated one ledger line above the staff. label the note name

Answer 9

• A