Page 10 - Creature Feature Book

Notes ...and softs...

Notes are a composer's "words." Notes can look like this q
H
Q
or this or even this qq .

High note # Q Q Q Q

(Notes with a high pitch # 4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Q =========
q
float above the staff.)
4
&

Line
note p
h Space note # # Q Q Q Q Q Q w

========= }
q &

Low note
(Notes with a low pitch piano
hang below the staff.)

Notes tell which key to play on the piano, what finger to put

down on the violin, or what string to pluck on the harp. A butterfly flitting soundlessly through the air needs a soft

p
melody. means to play quietly.