A clef assigns one particular pitch to one particular line of the staff on which it is placed. This also effectively defines the pitch range or tessitura of the music on that staff. A clef is usually the leftmost symbol on a staff, although … See more

Dynamics are indicators of the relative intensity or volume of a musical line.
Rarely, even softer or louder dynamic levels are indicated by adding more ps or fs. While ppp is called "pianississimo" and fff is called "fortississimo", these words (formed by adding … See more

Elaine Gould, Behind Bars – The Definitive Guide to Music Notation. Faber Music (publisher), 2011. See more

Common accidentals
Accidentals modify the pitch of the notes that follow them on the same staff position within a measure, … See more

Most music has a rhythmic pulse with a uniform number of beats—each segment of this pulse is shown as a measure. Time signatures indicate … See more

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