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| − | The pitch of a note is how | + | The pitch of a note is how low or high it sounds - if a cow's moo is low and a mouse squeak is high! :) |
On the piano, low notes are to the left, higher to the right. | On the piano, low notes are to the left, higher to the right. | ||
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On sheet music, the pitch is alphabetical from A to G as you climb the lines and spaces - see [[note reading]]. | On sheet music, the pitch is alphabetical from A to G as you climb the lines and spaces - see [[note reading]]. | ||
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| + | Sometimes symbols are added to change the pitch of notes: | ||
| + | http://dundeepiano.co.uk/img/note-sharp.png (#) - sharp - raise note a [[semitone]] | ||
| + | http://dundeepiano.co.uk/img/note-flat.png (b) - flat - lower note a [[semitone]] | ||
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| + | These two are less common, they double the effect: | ||
| + | http://dundeepiano.co.uk/img/note-double-sharp.png (x) - double-sharp - raise note a [[whole tone]] | ||
| + | http://dundeepiano.co.uk/img/note-double-flat.png (bb) - double-flat - lower note a [[whole tone]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:28, 23 August 2021
The pitch of a note is how low or high it sounds - if a cow's moo is low and a mouse squeak is high! :)
On the piano, low notes are to the left, higher to the right.
On sheet music, the pitch is alphabetical from A to G as you climb the lines and spaces - see note reading.
Sometimes symbols are added to change the pitch of notes:
(#) - sharp - raise note a semitone
(b) - flat - lower note a semitone
These two are less common, they double the effect:
(x) - double-sharp - raise note a whole tone
(bb) - double-flat - lower note a whole tone