THE STAFF The Staff is a foundation upon which notes are built in music. IIt consists of five equally spaced horizontal lines. Most of the notes of the music are placed on one of these lines or in a space in between the lines. Extra Ledger line may be added to show a note that is too high or too low to be in the Staff. Ledger lines are additional lines or small lines that extends the Staff, either above or below to show notes that are too high or too low. Vertical Bar lines divide the Staff into short sections called measures or bars. A Double bar line, either heavy or light, is used to Mark the end of larger sections of music, including the very end of a piece, which is marked by a heavy-double bar. A musical staff remains inactive or meaningless until a clef is added. The lines and spaces on a musical staff should determine the Letter name of the note to be sang or played but without a clef attached to this staff,th...
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