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Name: Pitch: Sharp, Flat, and Natural Notes
ID: m10943
Language: English (en)
Summary: In standard notation, a sharp symbol raises the pitch of the natural note by a half-step; a flat symbol lowers it by a half-step.
Subject: Arts
Keywords: enharmonic, flat, music, natural, notation, pitch, sharp, staff
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License

Authors: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)
Copyright Holders: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)
Maintainers: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)

Version: 2.9 (history)
Created: Dec 1, 2002 12:00 am US/Central
Revised: Mar 5, 2007 11:53 am US/Central

Version History

Version: 2.9 Mar 5, 2007 11:53 am US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes:
added outline svg and eps files

Version: 2.8 Jan 26, 2007 2:55 pm US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes:
added eps CNXML

Version: 2.7 Dec 14, 2006 8:31 am US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes:
Added links. Made small changes to text.

Version: 2.6 Feb 27, 2006 4:09 pm US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes:
Updated figures, very small text changes.

Version: 2.5 May 17, 2005 9:16 pm GMT-5 by Charlet Reedstrom
Changes:
update to cnxml-0.5

Version: 2.4 Nov 22, 2004 11:25 am US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes:
fixed incorrect info, and added para on why double sharps etc. are used.

Version: 2.3 Mar 25, 2004 3:33 pm US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes:
cleaned up figures and added links

Version: 2.2 Oct 2, 2003 9:57 am GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes:
Added links

Version: 2.1 Jan 29, 2003 12:00 am US/Central by (Unknown)
Changes:
Added keywords and abstract

Version: 2.0 Dec 1, 2002 12:00 am US/Central by (Unknown)
Changes:
New module

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American Chemical Society (ACS) Style Guide:

Schmidt-Jones, C. Pitch: Sharp, Flat, and Natural Notes, Connexions Web site. http://cnx.org/content/m10943/2.9/, Mar 5, 2007.

American Medical Assocation (AMA) Manual of Style:

Schmidt-Jones C. Pitch: Sharp, Flat, and Natural Notes [Connexions Web site]. March 5, 2007. Available at: http://cnx.org/content/m10943/2.9/.

American Psychological Assocation (APA) Publication Manual:

Schmidt-Jones, C. (2007, March 5). Pitch: Sharp, Flat, and Natural Notes. Retrieved from the Connexions Web site: http://cnx.org/content/m10943/2.9/

Chicago Manual of Style (Bibliography):

Schmidt-Jones, Catherine. "Pitch: Sharp, Flat, and Natural Notes." Connexions. March 5, 2007. http://cnx.org/content/m10943/2.9/.

Chicago Manual of Style (Note):

Catherine Schmidt-Jones, "Pitch: Sharp, Flat, and Natural Notes," Connexions, March 5, 2007, http://cnx.org/content/m10943/2.9/.

Chicago Manual of Style (Reference, in Author-Date style):

Schmidt-Jones, C. 2007. Pitch: Sharp, Flat, and Natural Notes. Connexions, March 5, 2007. http://cnx.org/content/m10943/2.9/.

Modern Languages Association (MLA) Style Manual:

Schmidt-Jones, Catherine. Pitch: Sharp, Flat, and Natural Notes. Connexions. 5 Mar. 2007 <http://cnx.org/content/m10943/2.9/>.