Accidentals and Enharmonics
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Performing Arts, Arts, Other
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6th - 12th Grade
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Corey Graves
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27 Slides • 14 Questions
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Accidentals and Enharmonics
What you need to know in a nutshell.
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Poll
What do you currently know about accidentals?
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Poll
What do you know about enharmonics?
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Shall we begin?
Pay close attention!
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Accidentals
Accidentals are the signs that modify (change) musical notes in written musical notation. These signs can make a pitch higher, lower, or return it to it’s natural (original) state.
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The 3 Most Common Accidentals
... and how they work.
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The Sharp
The sharp sign RAISES a pitch by a half step. The note that it affects will sound HIGHER.
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The Flat
The flat sign LOWERS a pitch by a half step. The note that it affects will sound LOWER.
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The Natural
The natural sign cancels a sharp or a flat, returning the note to its NATURAL state.
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Multiple Choice
What does a flat sign do to a note?
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Multiple Choice
What does a natural sign do to a note?
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Multiple Choice
What does a sharp sign do to a note?
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The Double Sharp
The accidental raises a pitch by a whole step (two half steps).
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The Double Flat
This accidental lowers a pitch by a whole step (two half steps).
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Check out this keyboard!
It will help us figure out the difference between half steps and whole steps.
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Half Step
This is the distance from one key on a keyboard to the next key closest to it (adjacent).
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Example 1
A half step can be from one white key to the black key beside it.
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Example 2
A half step can occur between two white notes when there is no black key between them.
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Sharps - When raising a pitch...
The key between C and D is called C sharp (C#)
The key between A and B is called A sharp (A#)
Since there is no black key between E and F, F could also be called E#.
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Flats - When lowering a pitch...
The key between C and D is called D flat (Db)
The key between A and B is called B flat (Bb)
Since there is no black key between E and F, E could also be called F flat (Fb)
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Enharmonics
When one note has two different names, these two names are considered to be ENHARMONIC.
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Enharmonics are like having a nickname
Mr. Graves and King Graves are the same person.
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Multiple Choice
What is the enharmonic to A#?
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
What is the enharmonic to F#?
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Multiple Choice
What is the enharmonic to Ab?
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Multiple Choice
What is the enharmonic to Eb?
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Multiple Choice
What is the enharmonic to Db?
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Multiple Choice
What is the enharmonic to B#?
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Multiple Choice
What is the enharmonic to Eb?
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Multiple Choice
What is the enharmonic to G#?
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What you need to know in a nutshell.
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