1.1 Musical notation
Category: Elementary music theory | Tags: Musical notation |
This chapter provides an overview of the main theory from Note Reading, where you learn about natural notes, staff, clefs and where you learn to read notes.
Musical notation is any system used to visually represent aurally perceived music played with instruments or sung by the human voice through the use of written, printed, or otherwise-produced symbols. The founder of what is now considered the standard music stave was Guido d'Arezzo, an Italian Benedictine monk who lived from about 991 until after 1033.
1. Natural notes
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Theory and practise
Learn more about natural notes in Note Reading chapter 1. Natural notes.
Note Reading chapter 1. Natural notes
2. Staff
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Theory
Learn more about the staff in Note Reading chapter 2. Staff.
3. Clefs
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Theory
Learn more about cleffs in Note Reading chapter 3. Cleffs.
Note Reading chapter 3. Cleffs
4. Grand staff
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Theory and practise
Learn about and to read smart notes in Note Reading chapter 4. Grand Staff.
Note Reading chapter 4. Grand Staff
Learn to read all the notes in Note Reading chapter 5. Reading All Notes.
Note Reading chapter 5. Reading All Notes
5. C-clef
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Theory and practise
Learn to read C-clef notes.
Note Reading chapter 8. C-clef
6. Fingering
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