musical staff; stave; five-line staff
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musical staff; stave; the five parallel horizontal lines used in musical notation to indicate pitch
In Western music notation, the staff consists of five horizontal lines and four spaces. Different clefs (treble, bass, alto, etc.) are placed at the beginning of the staff to indicate the pitch of the notes.
Wǔ五
xiàn线
pǔ谱
biǎo表
yóu由
wǔ五
tiáo条
píng平
xíng行
de的
héng横
xiàn线
zǔ组
chéng成
。
The five-line staff is composed of five parallel horizontal lines.
Gāo高
yīn音
pǔ谱
biǎo表
hé和
dī低
yīn音
pǔ谱
biǎo表
hé合
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
chēng称
wéi为
dà大
pǔ谱
biǎo表
。
The treble staff and bass staff combined are called the grand staff.
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Xué学
xí习
gāng钢
qín琴
shǒu首
xiān先
yào要
shú熟
xī悉
dà大
pǔ谱
biǎo表
。
Learning piano first requires becoming familiar with the grand staff.