leger lines

ledger line. noun. : a short line added above or below a musical staff for notes that are too high or too low to be placed on the staff.

If we start on the e at the bottom of the staff the note names move alphabetically. From line to space all the way to the top.

Whenever we need to read a note that is above or below the treble or bass staff, we use a ledger line. Visually, they are the little lines that represent the lines of the staff, but they are off of the staff. We also use a ledger line to show middle C. These are an important part of learning to read piano sheet music.

Musical Line: A melodic statement which runs through a composition. This line (or voice) can be vocal or instrumental. Line or Phrase: A musical phrase or complete thought is often referred to as a line.

A ledger in accounting refers to a book that contains different accounts where records of transactions pertaining to a specific account is stored. It is also known as the book of final entry or principal book of accounts. It is a book where all transactions either debited or credited are stored.

Also leger line. Also called added line.

A ledger line or leger line is used in Western musical notation to notate pitches above or below the lines and spaces of the regular musical staff. A line slightly longer than the note head is drawn parallel to the staff, above or below, spaced at the same distance as the lines within the staff.

So all together, that's 11 possible note positions. But what if we want to write notes that are higher than the space above the top line, or lower than the space below the bottom line? This is what ledger lines are for. The purpose of these lines is to extend the staff in both directions, up and down.

Middle C is an example of a note on a ledger line. It's easy to recognise as it is one if not the first note that you learn to recognise at the piano. But there are other ledger line notes beside Middle C and some can be hard to read.

You now know that a staff is a graphical system used to read notes with five lines and four spaces. These lines and spaces house the notes of the musical alphabet: A, B, C, D, E, F and G. The treble clef symbol looks like this and signifies medium to high pitches being read on the staff.

Musical notes are written on a staff. A staff is made up of five horizontal lines and the four spaces between the lines. The vertical lines on the staff are called bars. The space between two bar lines is called a measure.

A ledger contains summarized information from the journals and is recorded as debits and credits. The ledger is used to prepare financial statements and contains a list of all the accounts, referred to as the chart of accounts, that are active.