Pitch

1. In some musics (often in common-practice European-derived musics), pitches are sually discrete and named with the letter names A G corresponding to specific frequencies. These letter-named pitch designations can be altered (raised or lowered) in half-step increments with additional symbols (sharp, flat, natural, double sharps or flats,
   etc.)
2. Pitches can be discrete and/or continuous. Pitches may or may not be named, and the names may or may not correlate to specific frequencies.
3. Terms related to pitch include:
   • a. Pitch vs note vs frequency
     • i. Discrete pitches
     • ii. Continuous pitches
       • Portamento
       • Glissando
   • b. Music notation
   • c. Oral tradition and other non-notated musics
   • d. Frequency (designated in cps, or hz)
   • e. Melody (succession of pitches, or a tune)
   • f. Melodic contour—the shape of the melody
     • i. Pitches can move up,
     • ii. Pitches can move down
     • iii. Pitches can stay the same (moving neither up nor down)
   • g. Embellishments
   • h. Harmony (simultaneous sounds and pitches)
     • i. Drones
     • ii. Chords
     • iii. Consonance vs dissonance
   • i. Intervals (frequency distance between two pitches)
   • j. Pitch systems such as scales or modes
     • i. Pentatonic scale
     • ii. Major scale
     • iii. Minor scale
     • iv. Whole tone scale
     • v. Chromatic scale
     • vi. Pitch sets