Piano Theory Blog #2: Nov. 4th, 2019

Today, I learned more about how staffs work and how to read notes when it is written on paper. The staff is the place where notes are drawn, which consists of 5 lines and 4 spaces. Every line or space on the staff represents a white key on the keyboard. Clefs assign certain notes to certain lines and spaces, and the two main clefs that are used are the treble and bass clef. The treble clef, also known as the G clef, is the clef that is typically used for instruments in the high range. The bass clef also called the F clef, is used for instruments in the lower range. The piano is one of the few instruments that combine the treble and bass staffs together, which is also called the grand staff, joined by a line in the center called middle C. Ledger lines are used for notes that are too high or too low to be placed on the staff. Finally, in order to name the notes on the staff, find G from the treble clef (the line that the clef wraps around) or F from the bass clef (the line between the two dots) and go up or down every line or space in the alphabet from A to G.

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The Grand Staff (Above), which is the staff that pianists read off of.