Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: A line slightly longer than the note head is drawn parallel to the staff , above or below , spaced at the same distance as the lines within the staff ( see Figure 1 ) .
Simplified: A short line ( slightly longer than the note ) is drawn parallel to the lines on the staff , and the note head is placed on that line or in the space below or above it .