Which note goes on which side of the stem?

Within one voice, the stems usually point down for notes on the middle line or higher, and up for those below. If the stem points up from a notehead, the stem originates from the right-hand side of the note, but if it points down, it originates from the left.

1. Does the stem on B go up or down?
2. What are the stem rules in music?
3. Which note has a stem?

Does the stem on B go up or down?

1. If you are writing a single melodic line, stems should go up if the note is below the middle line and down if the note is above the middle line. If the note is on the mid- dle line, the stem may go up or down, depending on the stems of adjacent notes (example B.

What are the stem rules in music?

The stem rule tells us which direction the stem of a music note must be written on the music staff. You may have noticed that sometimes you see stems going up for some notes and going down for others. This is not just random. There are two compositional rules musicians follow when writing notes on the staff.

Which note has a stem?

All notes except the whole note have stems attached to the note head. The stem can be drawn up or down depending on the note's position on the staff.