Building a Musical Staff
A musical staff is a set of five horizontal lines containing notes, rests, and musical symbols. When notes are found off the staff, they’re placed on ledger lines.
- Measures
A measure is a section of the staff that comes between two bar lines (or barlines). Each measure satisfies the time signature; music written in 4/4 time will have four quarter-note beats per measure. - Double Bar Lines
A double bar line is used to separate different sections of a song, and may mark the transition into a different time signature, key signature, or overall style.
A bold double bar line is a final bar line, and marks the end of a song or movement.
See More Musical Symbols:
■Staff & Barlines ■Note Lengths ■Articulation Marks ■Repeat Signs
■The Grand Staff ■Dotted Notes ■Dynamics & Volume ■Segno & Coda Signs
■Time Signatures ■Accidentals ■Key Signatures ■Pedal Marks
■Tempo Commands ■Piano Chords ■Music Rests ■8va & Octave Commands
