if the diatonic note is already written with a sharp, the raised note has a double sharp and the lowered note has a natural symbol.when expressing a note that is functioning as a raised or lowered note, you use the same letter name as the diatonic note you are raising or lowering.a particular note in a piece is functioning either as a diatonic note or as a note a semitone higher or lower than a diatonic note.the vast majority of western music is based around a scale consisting of 7 of those notes specific to the choice of key (the notes are called the diatonic notes for that key).the vast majority of western music involves 12 notes in an octave.It also explains why you can have double flats and double sharps (leading to 35 possible note names for 12 different pitches). ![]() I've talked before about note naming but because I was recently IMing with a friend about why A♯ != B♭ I've been thinking about a simpler way to explain it.
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