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| The smallest difference in pitch on the keyboard |
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| Is the black key on the keyboard to the immediate right of a given white key |
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| Is the black key on the keyboard to the immediate left of a given white key |
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| The symbol used to cancel the effect of a sharp or a flat |
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| Two notes that sound the same but are notated differently |
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| Consists of one or more sharps or flats written at the beginning of each staff and which apply to all notes of a given letter name |
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| Sharps, flats, or naturals that cancel notes in the key signature |
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| Is a less common symbol that raises the pitch of a note two half steps |
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| Is a less common symbol that lowers the pitch of a note by two half steps |
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| Is a collection of pitches arranged in order from lowest to highest pitch |
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| The most common scale in western music which you can hear by playing the white keys beginning on c and ending on c. |
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| Is the beginning point of a scale. Is the resting point in the scale and will generally be found as the final note of a melody |
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| A scale which have one and only one note with each letter name. Family of scales consisting of whole steps and half steps arranged in the order of the piano’s white keys. |
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| Is a convenient device for memorizing the key signatures of the major scales. |
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