Musical Pitch

What is pitch?

• Long and Short Sounds

• Fast and Slow Sounds

• High and Low Sounds

• Loud and Soft Sounds

Teresa finds that the pitch of her guitar is sounding too low. She wishes to hear a ​​high pitch. For this, she needs to​​ _____(tighten/loosen) the strings of her guitar.

David makes a musical instrument.

He flicks the sticks one at a time using the same amount of force.

The longest stick makes the sound with the lowest pitch. Why is that?

• Because the longest stick vibrates the fastest

• Because the other sticks do not vibrate

• Because the longest stick vibrates the slowest

• Because the pitch of the longest stick is always supposed to be low

What is an example of a low pitch sound?

• A ship horn

• A flute playing

• A bird chirping

• Ms. Uma blowing a whistle

Describe what is happening to the pitch in this picture.

Which statement is NOT true about musical pitch?

• A rising pitch consists of notes in ascending order

• A drumskin must be tightened in order to increase the pitch produced

• All 6 strings of a guitar are made with the same thickness

• Pitch is inversely proportional to the thickness of a string. Thicker the string, lower the pitch.