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Notes, Pitch & Melody

Note

The short version

One musical sound with a pitch and a length.

A little more

Notes get letter names A through G, and then the letters start again. A written note tells you two things at once: which pitch, and how long to hold it.

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Why you'd careNotes are the units you move around when you write a melody or a bass line.
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PitchHow high or low a sound is.OctaveThe same note name, higher or lower.ScaleA chosen set of notes that sound good together, in order.

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