General Music- Unit 1: Pitch Glossary

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

• Flat

• Sharp

• Natural

• Enharmonic

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

• C Clef

• Bass Clef

• Treble Clef

• Staff

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

• Flat

• Sharp

• Natural

• Enharmonic

Pitches whose vibrations are at a slower frequency.

• High Pitches

• Resolution

• Low Pitches

• Treble Clef

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.

• Treble Clef

• Solfege

• Opera

• Scale

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

• Flat

• Sharp

• Natural

• Enharmonic

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

• Flat

• Sharp

• Natural

• Enharmonic

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

• Staff

• Bass Clef

• Treble Clef

• Grand Staff

This symbol is used to notate high sounds.

Its lower loop circles around the G above middle C.

• Bass Clef

• Treble Clef

• C Clef

• Percussion Clef

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

• An Octave

• A Fifth

• A Third

• A tenth