The Staff, Clefs, and Ledger Lines Flashcards
The foundation upon which notes are drawn:
The staff
The modern staff comprises…
five lines and four spaces.
Every line or space on the staff represents a…
white key on the keyboard.
Assign individual notes to certain lines or spaces:
Clefs
Two clefs are normally used:
the Treble and Bass Clefs
Also called the G Clef:
Treble Clef
Also called the F Clef:
Bass Clef
The staff line which the clef wraps around is known as ___. Any note placed on this line becomes ___.
G
The note on the space above G is ___.
A
The note on the line above A is ___.
B
A small line that extends the staff when we run out of room:
Ledger lines
The staff line in between the two dots of the Bass Clef is ___.
F
A theoretical staff consisting of eleven lines:
Grand Staff
The two clefs in the Grand Staff are “joined” by middle ___.
C
