The STAVE !!!
The STAVE !!!
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*By JoJan - Self-photographed, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42127902
Very often you might have seen music written in the form as shown beside, in fact this is the Piano Sonata by Beethoven.
So a very normal question to ask is,, HUH?HOW CAN YOU WRITE MUSIC LIKE THIS ?. and yes I agree IT'S WEIRD ... it's just a bunch of lines and dots. But well, music theory ain't easy, so with this article we try to give you a brief intro to what this is and how can you actually read it.
The image shown beside is what we call SHEET MUSIC and you might notice that the "dots" with somewhat of a "stem" are arranged in between or On just five lines. These five lines are what we call the STAVE.
Here's a closer look of the stave :
*By Thirunavukkarasye-Raveendran - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51677817
So, in order to represent NOTES on these five lines we basically put dots either ON the lines or IN between them or above and below them , and each of these positions signify a specific note (there are different types of DOTS as well that signify different types of notes also, and we'll be covering that in sooner lessons).
In the above image of the piano Sonata by Beethoven, you might have notice that the STAVE occurs in two pairs and each of the alternate line starts with the same symbol.
Well commonly there are two types of staves you can say and each is signified by the specific the symbol it starts with. The symbols are :
treble
clef *
base
clef '
the first image you see is that of the TREBLE CLEF or also called as the G-clef , and the second image you see is the base clef or the F - clef. Now what difference they make is that in each case the range of notes that are represented by the lines differs. and each line or space is a different note in both the cases.
Given below are the notes that the lines or spaces in each signify and a mnemonic to remember them as well (though many studies show that in case of music, a mnemonic is not the most effective way to memorize stuff, but we'll leave you to decide that) :
*By Artur Jan Fijałkowski - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1200274
' By Just plain Bill - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10078663
By BobORourke - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=78389102
from observing closely the image above and the notes you might have guessed why the treble clef is called the G-clef and the base clef is called the F-clef. if not , no worries ! we'll tell ya. If you notice closely you'll see that the major curve of the treble clef symbol intersects with the line corresponding with the G-note and similiarly the curve of the base clef corresponds with the F-note.
And that’s All for this article ! To quench your intrigue and clear the plot holes that we created in this lesson do check out our other articles .
PEACE ! 🎼 👈 that’s a treble clef btw :)
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