staff
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5.1
- noun
- /stæf/
- Specialized
- In addition, the placement of the notes on the staff shows this student had little or no prior music instruction.
- notes on the staff
- staff lines
- staff notation
Examples
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"The top of the staff is 'the roof'; the bottom of the staff is 'the basement.'
Academic text (1996) -
Many music stores have staff with a good understanding of which keyboards are available for your needs.
Academic text (1993) -
The next step is to transcribe the draft copy onto the staff in order to make a final copy.
Academic text (1996) -
French tablature begins with six horizontal lines that look like a modern musical staff with an additional line.
Academic text (2011) -
Figure 5 shows a printout of music notated with both staff lines and horizontal proportional spaces.
Academic text (1997) -
The more creative group used keyboards with earphones to compose melodies, notating them on staff paper.
Academic text (2011) -
Nonetheless, the fixed system is generally known for promoting staff-notation recognition, while the movable system emphasizes pitch-relationship reinforcement.
Academic text (2003) -
Auditory students created melodies on keyboards with earphones and notated their compositions on staff paper.
Academic text (2011) -
The notes are written on the staff to indicate how they should be played on an instrument.
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In music class, we learned how to read the notes that are placed on the staff.
Synonyms
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7.8
Five horizontal lines and four spaces where musical notes are written
Compounds
287
5.2
A senior military officer who leads a branch and manages its operations and administration
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4.2
A group of top military leaders who advise the President of the United States
- Specialized
42
3.5
A military rank in the United States Army, Marines, or Air Force above corporal and below sergeant first class
- Formal
8
7.1
A position partway down a flagpole where a flag flies to show respect after a death
- Specialized
8
4.4
A group of senior officers who help a leader plan and run military operations
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2.8
A group of employees who protect people, property and information from theft and damage
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3.6
A senior doctor who leads the hospital doctors and makes sure medical care is safe
- Specialized
3
6.1
A person in the military who helps a commander plan and manage operations
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3.8
People in the military who work in the main military office to plan and manage activities
- Specialized
A desert shrub with thin spiny branches and bright red flowers after rain
- Specialized
Five lines that show musical notes above middle C, used for violin or right-hand piano
Surface Forms
Etymology
The musical staff comes from an old word for a stick, because the five lines look like 'sticks' that hold the notes, so the staff shows different musical pitches.