Musical Notation Symbols

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Madridejos Community College

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FINAL OUTPUT IN EDUCATIONAL


TECHNOLOGY 2
Prepared by;
Geno G. Abalahin

Submitted to;

Mr. Junrie V. Bandolon


Musical Notation
Symbols, used to make
a written record
of musical sounds.
The Staff
The staff is the basis of written music. It is what the notes are
presented on. It consists of 5 lines with four spaces between them.
A simple, unadorned staff is shown below.

Without any notes lying


clef
is a sign at the beginning of a staff of
music which makes it possible for
the player to work out what the
notes are
Treble Clef
This is the treble staff. The treble clef (the large fancy symbol to the
far left) shows the musician that the staff is treble. Since it curls
around the G line, it is also called a G clef. The treble staff begins
with the first line as E. Each successive space and line is the next
letter in the musical alphabet. The staff ends with the last line as an
F. Many mnemonic devices exist to help a person remember which
line and space is which. One of the most common phrases to
remember the names of the lines is: Every Good Boy Does Fine.
(Also popular is Elvis' Guitar Broke Down Friday). To remember the
spaces, just remember that they spell FACE starting from the
bottom.
Bass Clef

This is the bass (pronounced 'base' ) staff. The bass clef, also
known as the F clef because it locates the line known as F, is on
the far left. The bass clef uses the same musical alphabet as
treble, but the letters start in different places. Instead of an E, the
bottom line is a G, and the letters proceed logically from there.
Again, simple mnemonics can be used to remember the names of
the notes. The lines on the bass cleft, from bottom to top are: G,
B, D, F, A (Good Boys Don't Fight Anyone), and the spaces are
A,C,E,G (All Cows Eat Grass).
C clef

The C clef can move on the staff, and the


centre of the symbol is always over
middle C. Depending on where it is, it is
given different names. The note beside
each clef is middle C. These clefs are used
very infrequently.
The Grand
Staff

When the bass and


treble clef are combined
and connected by a
brace (left) and lines,
they become the grand
staff. This greatly
increases the range of
pitches that can be
noted, and is often used
in piano music, due to
the piano's wide range.
Measures

The vertical lines on the staff mark the measures.


Measures are used to divide and organize music.
The time signature determines how many beats
can be in a measure. The thick double bars mark
the beginning and ends of a piece of music.
Measures are sometimes marked with numbers
to make navigating a piece easier. The first
measure would be measure one, the second
measure two and so on.
Notes
Different pitches are named by
letters. The musical alphabet is, in
ascending order by pitch, A, B, C,
D, E, F and G. After G, the cycle
repeats going back to A. Each line
and space on the staff represents
a different pitch. The lower on
the staff, the lower the pitch of
the note. Notes are represented
by little ovals on the staff.
Depending on the clef (discussed
below), the position of each
note on the staff corresponds to
a letter name.
Ledger Lines

Ledger lines extend above and below the staff, allowing for
higher or lower notes to be shown than would otherwise fit on
the staff. These lines follow the same musical alphabet pattern
as the staff does. Think of them as just extra lines and spaces
on the end of the staff.
The stems of notes on ledger lines extend either up or down
towards the middle line.
Note Durations
All notes have length. However, the number of beats they get
depends on the time signature, so only relative note
durations will be discussed here.
Note Durations
All notes have length. However, the number of beats they get depends on
the time signature, so only relative note durations will be discussed here.

This graphic shows a hierarchy of note values.


At the top is a whole note (1). A half note is
half the duration of a whole note, so a whole
note is as long as two half notes (2). Likewise,
a half note is as long as two quarter notes (3).
A quarter note is as long as two eighth notes
(4), and an eighth note is as long as two
sixteenth notes (5).
Notes Rest

Whole
Whole note
rest
Quarter rest
half note

Eight rest
Dotted half note

Half rest
Quarter note
Flat

Sharp
Eight note Naturals

Natural
Time
signatures

Time signatures define the meter of the music. Music is


"marked off" in uniform sections called bars or measures,
and time signatures establish the number of beats in
each. This does not necessarily indicate which beats to
emphasize, however, so a time signature that conveys
information about the way the piece actually sounds is
thus chosen. Time signatures tend to suggest prevailing
groupings of beats or pulses.
“Common time ”
This symbol represents time.

It derives from the broken circle that represented "imperfect" duple meter
in fourteenth-century mensural time signatures.
Dynamics
-the lower and higher quality of vocal

This symbol is pianissimo,


it means play very softly.
T

This symbol is
piano, it means
play softly.
This symbol is
fortissimo, it means
play very loudly.

This symbol is forte, it


means play loudly.

This symbol is mezzo


forte, it means play
moderately loud.
This symbol is mezzo
piano, it means play
moderately soft.

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