MUSC 131 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Pitch Class, Semitone, Bracket
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Musical notes are named with the first seven letter of the alphabet - a, b, c, d, e, f, B: g: b-d-f-a, d: f-a-c-e, a: c-e-g-b, b: d-f-a-c, c: e-g-b-d. Pitch classes and pitches: each letter name reappears every eighth position, notes eight letter names apart make an octave, octave-related notes belong to the same pitch class and have the same letter name. A pitch, on the other hand, is one that sound in one particular octave. White keys: the white keys of the keyboard correspond to the seven letters of the musical alphabet. Blacks keys: flats and sharps: the black key pitches are named in relation to the white-key pitches. Every black key has two possible names: one with a sharp and one with a flat. The two names are enharmonic spellings: the sharp and flat symbols are called accidentals, the sharp and flat symbols are called accidentals.
