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==Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
'''Pitch''' is how high or low a note [[Sound|sounds]].
: Singular [[Noun]]: '''Pitch'''
: Plural [[Noun]]: '''Pitches'''
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|[[File:Mouse.png|center|300px]]
|[[File:Tuba.png|center|300px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |The [[sound]] of a mouse's squeak is very high '''pitched'''.
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |A tuba makes a deep or low '''pitched''' [[sound]].
|}
===About Pitch===
: The '''pitch''' of an instrument can be affected by:
*Size of the instrument
*Thickness of strings
*Length of Strings
*Tightness of Strings
====Size====
|[[File:SaxophoneBass.png|center|200px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A small 'soprano' saxophone makes a high pitched '''soundpitched'''[[sound]].| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |An 'alto' saxophone makes the second highest '''secondpitch''' highest pitch.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A tenor saxophone makes the second lowest '''pitch'''.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A large 'bass' saxophone makes a low pitched '''soundpitched'''[[sound]].
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|[[File:GuitarBassClipart.png|center|300px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |A regular guitar has thin strings and can make high pitched '''soundspitched'''[[Sound|sounds]].| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |A 'bass' guitar has thick strings and makes low pitched '''soundspitched'''[[Sound|sounds]].
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|[[File:Harp.png|center|300px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |The shorter strings on a harp make a higher '''pitched ''' [[sound]].
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