John Nottle wrote: >Could somebody answer a quite trivial but vexing question, please. Does >the stem of the note B natural, treble clef, middle line, go up or down? >Is there a rule determining such? I am under the impression that if the movement of the notes before and after the middle line B is up, the stem goes up and if down, the stem goes down. If its just sitting there minding its own business, whichever is handiest is appropriate. The stem business goes back to printers and conserving room on the paper to print music. Don't quote me, I'm not graven in stone or even sand Jim