The staff
We place musical symbols on the staff.
![](http://koilon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/pentagrama-fondo.png)
The staff has five lines but it also has four spaces.
![](https://koilon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/lineandspace.png)
We count lines and spaces from bottom to top.
![](https://koilon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Numbered-lines-and-spaces.png)
The clefs
The staff alone is not very useful, because we need to know the notes we place on it. That’s why we have clefs. There are a few different clefs used for different instruments but the G-clef and the F-clef are the most important.
G-clef
![](http://koilon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/clavedesol.png)
F-clef
![](http://koilon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/clave-de-fa.png)
We can only know which notes are on the staff when we place a clef. For instance, when you draw a G-clef, you have to start on the second line.
![](https://koilon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/gclef-second-line.png)
Consequently, when you place a G-clef on the staff, the note on the second line is G.
![](https://koilon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Gandgclef.png)
The dots on the F-clef indicate on which line the clef is placed.
![](https://koilon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fclefindicatig4line.png)
Therefore, the note on the fourth line is F.
![](https://koilon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Fclefandnote.png)