There are two types of barlines, those that are classified as staff lines and those called measure lines.
When the performers reach this point in the score, the music stops and hopefully the applause begins! This is the method and symbol used to end all musical compositions regardless of the genre or style of music. In the above chart marked in red, we see a single thin barline followed by a single thick barline marking off the boundary on the right of the final measure. The chart below shows the final ending symbol. It is the tool used to mark off the final ending of the music composition. It is used to mark off the end of a passage or section of music rather than simply the end of the measure although they fulfill that function as well.īarlines – The Final Ending – One last barline in this presentation is the final barline. The double barlines purpose extends beyond simply marking off the measure. The double barline performs a completely different function than a single barline. This time there are two thin barlines placed close together on the staff shown in red in the chart below. The barlines themselves are not the measure they are only the boundaries to the measure.īarlines – Double Barlines – Double barlines are similar with respect to single barlines in so far as they are made up of thin vertical lines. The space in between two barlines is called a measure. One Measure – The next chart shows one complete measure marked off by two vertical barlines. It is simply a thin vertical line which starts on either the top staff line or the bottom staff line and passes through all the internal staff lines as shown below. The next chart shows the vertical line or barline on a five line four space musical staff as it is used today. Barlines are not the measure themselves rather they are the dividing line between adjacent measures within the composition. It is the most basic of the concepts in music notation.īarlines – Single Barlines – Barlines are simply the thin vertical lines marking off a measure. The chart simply shows the five lines and the four spaces that make up the staff. Please review that article if you need clarification. This was discussed in detail in the article The Grand Staff – Music’s Secret Stairway. There is a specific set of barlines called staff lines and they are the five lines which form the basis of the musical staff.
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It is so basic and rudimentary that barlines are used throughout the entire article series on Scales in Music – a Tonal System.
The musical staff is so fundamental to music and the very basic idea of barlines make up the musical staff. There are no prerequisite articles to refer to with the exception of The Grand Staff however you will find this article about barlines fairly easy to understand although it is important information to know for music notation. The first of these ideas will follow immediately hereafter. In Part 14 of the Scales in Music – A Tonal System article series and within the Music Theory Section – Level 1, barlines play an important role in determining the end of a section of music, for delineating or marking off measures of music and for the final ending.īarlines – Part 14 is no where near as complicated as others simply because there are only three basic concepts within this article and all are part of basic music theory. Measures in music are created using barlines to produce them. Music Theory Section – Level 1 Barlines – Part 14
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