Piano Lesson No. 2b: Notes on a Staff

so, which piano key are you going to play?!
take a look at this picture below... you can choose to enlarge the picture para makita mong mabuti.

figure 2b.1

note's representation on a staff and its pitch names

just focus from the MIDDLE C which is the very first note that you'll see in Figure 2a.1. tulad ng ini-illustrate ko, ang middle C sa piano is also the middle note sa isang grand staff. going up or to your right, tumataas din ang key, siyempre going down pababa naman ang key. so kung babasahin mo ang piyesa, after ng middle C ang next nya ay D then E and so on... or kung pababa after ng middle C ay B then A and so on...

hindi parin gets, let's try another illustration... let's use pitch names instead...

figure 2b.2

pitch names and its position on a grand staff

take a look at this picture, alternating ang position ng pitch names sa lines and spaces ( i.e. Treble-Clef: after ng Middle C, which is the first ledger line below a staff) you'll see the first ledger space below the staff kung saan pitch name D is positioned. next 1st ledger line of the staff eto naman yung pitch name na E, and so on...) to locate it sa isang piano, starting sa middle C, position your right hand and play one by one the pitch names/key going to your right... be sure to memorize where the middle C is located, or the G or the B... do the same with your left hand this time going to your left. tandaan kapag going to the left ang scale it's C-B-A-G-F-E-D-C... or DO-TI-LA-SOL-FA-MI-RE-DO...

ok fine iisa-isahin ko na. totoo na ito. at tignan mong mabuti...

figure 2b.3

pitch names ( focus first on the 7 white keys )

figure 2b.4

pitch names on a treble staff

figure 2b.5
pitch names beyond the first 7 white keys position on piano and its position on a treble Staff

NOTE:
tandaan ang rules sa pagi-identify ng pitch names sa isang staff... since ang pitch names is repetitive ( i.e. CDEFGAB then CDEFGAB then C ulit ) pagdating sa isang staff yung position niya is in-progression din, alternating the lines and spaces... so, beyond the first 7 white keys or natural keys ( starting from middle C ) ang next nya is C ulit which is located on the 3rd space ng treble clef staff.


for instance ( from figure 2b.5 )
B is on the 2nd ledger space above the treble clef staff.
F is on the 5th line ng treble clef staff.
A is on the 2nd ledger line below the treble clef staff.
E is on the 3 ledger line above the treble clef staff.

*ledger lines are created kapag yung mga notes eh wala doon sa loob ng nasasakupan ng NORMAL STAFF ( 5 lines and 4 spaces )


for bass clef go figure it out...

figure 2b.6
pitch names on a bass clef staff

*pansinin na pababa yung positions ng notes sa staff... kaya yung pitch names nya pabalik din...

figure 2b.7
pitch names beyond the first 7 white keys position on piano and its position on a treble clef staff

basta tandaan na sa pagbabasa ng Pitch Names / Notes sa staff, always look for the Clef being used: kung G-clef ba or F-clef... lagi yan!


for instance itong Figure 2b.7, F-Clef ang ginamit dito sa staff na ito or Bass Clef kung tawagin ang buong staff na yan... start identifying the position of the F note {(i-base mo sa F-clef which is positioned on the 2nd line ng bass clef staff from the top... bakit from the top? kasi nga po kapag nasa bass clef, starting from the Midlle C lahat ng notes going to the left eh pababa na yung pitch at pabalik din ang pitch names (ie. CBAGFEDCBAGF etc).}.. kaya from F note (2nd line of staff from top or the 4th line from the bottom bahala ka kung san ka masaya magstart magbilang hehe :p) paakyat, is paakyat din ang pitch names so F then G then A, B, C or from F note pababa ang next is F to E then D then C, etc. para mas madali kapag BASS CLEF understood ang pagbibilang eh manggagaling sa top ng staff kung nasan sinimulan ang middle C.)


ang explanation dun sa figure 2b.7 is:

C = 2nd space ng bass clef staff
F = 1st ledger space below the bass clef staff
B = 3rd ledger space below the bass clef staff
D = 2nd ledger space above the bass clef staff
G = 4th ledger space below the bass cleff staff


*laging alamin kung F-clef or G-clef dahil kung hindi, magkakamali ka na sa pagbabasa ng notes sa isang staff. paulit ulit ko na itong sinasabi... siguro naman matatandaan mo na itong paalala kong ito ^_^v


so ano? okay ka pa ba diyan?! okay para masigurado kong naiintindihan nyo lahat ng mga nilagay ko from Piano Lesson No. 1 and 2 kasama siyempre ang symbols and terminology, eh kindly do the exercises sa next page. you can choose to download it or save in your pc then practice it using your piano or keyboard (not the pc's keyboard okie hehehe).



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