perfect pitch, a strong conscious or unconscious memory of musical pitch
Absolute pitch
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Relative pitch
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an ability to identify one pitch with reference to another given pitch
Accidentals
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Notation
Accidentals are symbols placed before notes: sharp ( ) raises a pitch flat ( ) lowers a pitch natural cancels previous altera…
Concert pitch
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the pitch to which an ensemble tunes, typically a'= 440Hz
Orecchio assoluto
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Italian
perfect pitch
Pitch pipe
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device that is used to set any pitch of the chromatic scale
Scordatura
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Technique
Scordatura changes string tuning to expand resonance, simplify fingerings, or support specific tonal colors. When used, score…
Sharp
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a term applied to a note slightly above its expected pitch, a sign to show that a note should be raised one semitone in pitch…
Strong Accent
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See strong accent in Note Symbols