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Notation is read from left to right. A staff, or stave, in written music begins with a clef, which indicates the position of one particular note on the staff. ... When a sharp is placed before a note, this makes that note one semitone higher. When a flat is placed before a note, this makes that note one semitone lower.
What are the 3 musical notations?
Most musical notation falls into one of five categories.
- Standard notation on musical staves.
- Lead sheets.
- Guitar tablature.
- Bar-based MIDI notation.
- Graphic notation.
What is basic notation in music?
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.
What are the 7 music symbols?
- treble (G2) G-clef.
- bass (F4) F-clef.
- alto (C3) C-clef.
- soprano (C1) and mezzosoprano (C2) C-clef.
- tenor (C4) C-clef.
- baritone (C5) C-clef, baritone (F3) F-clef and subbass (F5) F-clef.
- French violin or French (G1) G-clef.
- percussion or indefinite pitch clef - not shown.
