Ledger Lines & Time Signatures for Classical Guitar

Video Transcript

"Hi my name is John Armstrong with expertvillage.com I'm a professional guitar instructor and today we are going to be discussing beginning classical guitar. Next we can brooding the dynamics range of the musical staff on the guitar we typically use what is called ledger lines. Ledger lines are a additional lines below and above the staff which allows to use wider range. I have given you a diagram a couple of diagram which gives you the whole dynamic range of the guitar that you are using ledger lines and the notes on the staff. Ranging from the low E, up to the high E here. There are ledger lines that even go above that but, typically speaking that would be a pretty good start. Also I would like to discuss the time signatures. Time signatures you would find the time signatures after the cleft beginning of the piece of music at the beginning of the string of music. There are 2 numbers that involve in the time signature. The top number is the number that gives you the amount of beats per measure. The bottom number is the type of note receiving one beat. For example in 4,4 times it is the top number 4 which tells you that there is 4 beats in a measure. The bottom number 4 tells you that the quarter note receives one beat we would discuss quarter notes here in a second. In 3,4 times it is the top number 3 that tells you each measure gets 3 beats. And in 2,4 time it is the top number to 2 which tells you each measure gets two beats. There is another symbol which looks like a C that could be used in the play in place of the 4,4 time is the symbol for common time it is simply another way of saying or designating 4,4 time. "