UK 11+ MAT Pitch Tutorial: Recognise High and Low Notes

Discover what pitch is and how it is measured as well as recognise steps such as semitones, whole tones and microtones in music. Receive tips and tricks how to identify the pitch of two notes played one after the other and how to work out whether the second note was the same, higher (up) or lower (down) when compared to the first one.

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Its’ ideal for students preparing for the Music Aptitude Test at schools in the UK, such as: Parmiter’s, Queens’, Rickmansworth School, St Clement Danes, Watford Boys and Girls, Croxley Danes, Ashmole, Dame Alice Owen’s, Tiffin, Wilson’s, Marylebone, Twyford, Camden School for Girls, Herts and Essex, The Coopers’ Company and Coborn, Bristol Cathedral School — and many more!


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