Pitch Level
Definition
Pitch level refers to the perceived highness or lowness of a sound. It is determined by the frequency of the vibrations produced by an instrument or voice.
Analogy
Think of pitch level like climbing a ladder. The higher you go on the ladder, the higher the pitch level. Similarly, as you go up in pitch levels, the sound becomes higher in frequency.
Related terms
Intervallic Structure: Intervallic structure refers to the relationship between two pitches in terms of their distance apart. It helps determine whether an interval is major, minor, perfect, augmented, or diminished.
Half Steps: Half steps are the smallest intervals used in Western music. They refer to moving from one pitch to its immediate neighbor on a keyboard or fretboard.
Whole Steps: Whole steps are double the size of half steps and consist of skipping one key on a keyboard or two adjacent frets on a guitar.
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