4: The Wind-up and the Pitch 32
Spaced Out and Lined Up
Notes on the staff will be either space notes or line notes. A space note is any note which rests
within a space of the staff without crossing over a line. A line note is any note split through the
middle by a line. Notice in the examples that I’ve included leger notes.Practice on the Blank Staff
In the back of the book are two pages of blank staff lines. Please don’t tear them out so that others
may also use them. Photocopy the blank staves and practice writing out the techniques and symbols
you’re learning. If you write them down you’ll be more likely to remember them.Space Notes
A space note fits within a space on the staff (or between leger lines). At first, it might be tough to
draw a note exactly in the space, but keep at it. If you go over the line, your space note may look
more like a line note.Staff 4.1 Space notes, low to high.
Line Notes
Line notes have a line going through their middle. When you draw a line note be sure the line goes
through the middle of the note, otherwise it might look more like a space note, and that can be
confusing.Staff 4.2 Line notes, low to high.
Ah, Togetherness
Line and space notes alternate, one after the other. After a line note comes a space note, and after a
space note comes a line note. I know that’s redundant, and I said it twice, but it’s important. Here’s
what it looks like: