Editing Staff (music) (section)

== <span id="Grand staff"></span><span id="Great stave"></span><span id="Great stave / Grand staff"></span> Grand staff ==
[[Image:Grand staff.svg|thumb|The grand staff]]
When music on two staves is joined by a [[Bracket#Curly brackets or braces .7B .7D|brace]], or is intended to be played at once by a single performer (usually a [[keyboard instrument]] or [[harp]]), a '''grand staff''' ([[American English]]) or '''great stave''' ([[British English]]) is created.{{Dubious|date=December 2023}} Typically, the upper staff uses a [[treble clef]] and the lower staff has a [[bass clef]]. In this instance, [[middle C]] is centered between the two staffs, and it can be written on the first [[ledger line]] below the upper staff or the first ledger line above the lower staff. Very rarely, a centered line with a small C clef is written, and usually used to indicate that B, C, or D on the line can be played with either hand (ledger lines are not used from a center alto as this creates confusion). When playing the [[piano]] or harp, the upper staff is normally played with the right hand and the lower staff with the left hand. In music intended for [[organ (music)|organ]] with [[Pedal keyboard|pedalboard]], a grand staff normally comprises three staves, one for each hand on the manuals and one for the feet on the pedalboard.
[[Image:Piano staff.png|400px|thumb|none|A simple grand staff.  Each of the staves shown above has seven notes and one rest.]]