General Music- Unit 1: Pitch Glossary

A sign that lowers a pitch by a half-step. (♭)

The system of five parallel lines on which music is notated.

A symbol that raises a pitch by half step. (♯)

Pitches whose vibrations are at a slower frequency.

A technique of assigning syllables to pitches based on their position in the major scale: Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti. Devised by Guido D’ Arezzo.

The symbol that cancels a previously sharp or flatted note. (♮)

Referring to a pitch that has several names/spellings. (i.e., D♭ and C♯)

A system of two staves connected by a brace is used for notating piano music.

This symbol is used to notate high sounds.

Its lower loop circles around the G above middle C.

An interval in which one note is twice (or half) the frequency of the other.