PITCH IDENTIFICATION

PITCH IDENTIFICATION

By adeola akinrinsoye

​Definition:

​Pitch is the highness or lowness of a sound. It is determined by the frequency of sound wave vibrations. Pitch is  a major auditory attribute of musical tones, along with duration, loudness and timbre. 

In western music we name musical pitches with the first seven (7) letters of the English alphabet: A, B, C, D, E, F, G. the collection of all the pitches with the same name, say C and all of its octaves, both higher and lower is called the pitch’s pitch class. 

Open Ended

DEFINE PITCH?

​Identification means recognition of a sound in music

Frequency: Sound is created by vibrations. Vibration creates a musical sound, the fluctuation of these waves is called oscillation. Frequency is quantifiable using a unit of measurement known as hertz (abbreviated hz)

Multiple Choice

Sound is created by ...........

• frequency

• modulation

• vibration

• wave

​Oscillation pattern of sound waves

The universal tuning standard for most musical instruments is a definite pitch with hertz number 440.​

Open Ended

The universal tuning standard for most musical instruments is a definite pitch with hertz number_______

Multiple Choice

Frequency is quantifiable using a unit of measurement known as_______

• Meter

• Time

• oscillate

• hertz

Multiple Choice

In western music we name musical pitches with the first seven (7) letters of the___

• Italian letters

• Roman numerals

• English Alphabet

• Arabian number

Identify and sing these short solfa notes

A. d: r: m: f: s: - 

B. m: r: s: f: m: -

C. m: f: s: m: r: r: d: -

D. s: s: l: t: d’​