Chapter 1 - Pitch & Pitch Class Flashcards
Accidental
A musical symbol that appears before a note to raise or lower its pitch
Flat
An accidental that lowers a pitch a half step
Sharp
An accidental that raises a pitch a half step
Natural
An accidental that cancels a sharp or flat
Double flat
An accidental that lowers a pitch two half steps, or one whole step, below its letter name
Double sharp
An accidental that raises a pitch two half steps, or one whole step, above its letter name
Clef
A symbol that appears on the far left of every staff to designate which line or space represents which pitch (in which octave)
Treble Clef
On a staff, the treble clef, also known as G clef, denotes the line for G4, by means of the end of its curving line
Bass Clef
Clef positioned on a staff to indicate F; its two dots surround the F3 line
C-Clef
A movable clef that may be placed on a staff to identify any one of the five lines as middle C
Alto Clef
A C-clef positioned on a staff so that the middle line indicates middle C
Tenor Clef
A C-Clef positioned on a staff so that the fourth line from the bottom indicates middle C
Enharmonic Pitch
Pitches with the same sound but different letter names
Grand Staff
Two staves, one in the treble clef and one in the bass clef, connected by a curly brace
Half Step
The musical space between a pitch and the next closest pitch on the keyboard
