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On a piece of sheet music, you will see thin vertical lines crossing the staff. These lines represent
measures — the space before th rst measure, the space between the first and second
lines is the second measure, and so on. Measure lines don’t affect how the music sounds, but they
help the performer keep their place in the music.
Measure lines
4 Measure 1 Measure 2 Measure 3
4
Notes
Notes are placed on the staff, they tell us which note letter to play and how long to play it.
There are three parts of each note, the note head, the stem and the flag.
Every note has a note head, either filled (black) or open (white). Where the note head sits
on the staff (either on a line or a space) determines which note you will play.
