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Pitch and Frequency

Pitch and Frequency. The FREQUENCY of a Tuning Fork. Tuning forks make a sound when they vibrate. Tuning forks are marked with a number. The number tells you how many times the tuning fork vibrates in each second. Scientists call this the FREQUENCY of the sound the tuning fork makes.

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Pitch and Frequency

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  1. Pitch and Frequency

  2. The FREQUENCY of a Tuning Fork • Tuning forks make a sound when they vibrate. • Tuning forks are marked with a number. • The number tells you how many times the tuning fork vibrates in each second. • Scientists call this the FREQUENCY of the sound the tuning fork makes. • The units of frequency are hertz.

  3. The PITCH of a note • Musicians don’t use the word frequency. • Instead they talk about the PITCH of a note. • The pitch tells you how high or low a note sounds.

  4. Notes on Frequency and Pitch • Pitch and frequency are two words with almost the same meaning. • Scientists use the word frequency to tell how many times an object vibrates every second. Frequency is described by a number and its units are hertz. • Musicians use the word pitch to tell how high or low a note sounds. Pitch is described by a letter.

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