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11Multi-pitch climbing — is the ascent of climbing routes with one or more stops at a belay station. Each section of actual climbing between stops at the belay stations is called a pitch. The leader ascends the pitch, placing gear and stopping to anchor themselves to the …
12effective pitch — The actual distance a propeller moves forward through the air in one revolution. It is the difference between the geometric pitch of a propeller and the propeller slip. Also called a practical pitch. The difference between the geometric pitch and …
13concert pitch — n. Music 1. a pitch, slightly higher than the usual pitch, to which concert instruments are sometimes tuned to achieve an increased brilliance of quality 2. the standard pitch to which instruments are tuned and voices are pitched so as to be… …
14Gyroball — For the gyroscopic toy, see Powerball (exercise tool). A gyroball is a type of baseball pitch used primarily by players in Japan. Contents 1 Overview 2 Appearance In popular culture 2.1 Video games …
15Clef — For other uses, see Clef (disambiguation). Treble and bass clefs shown with names of the notes. A clef (French: clef key ) is a musical symbol used to indicate the pitch of written notes.[1] …
16Guitar tunings — Guitar standard tuning, shown one octave higher than actual pitch. (E2.A2.D3.G3.B3.e4) Guitar tunings almost always refers to the pitch of the open ( unfretted ) string, though some tunings may only realistically be attained by the use of a capo… …
17Tablature — Example of numeric vihuela tablature from the book Orphenica Lyra by Miguel de Fuenllana (1554). Red numerals (original) mark the vocal part. Tablature (or tabulature, or tab for short) is a form of musical notation indicating instrument… …
18French horn — a musical brass wind instrument with a long, coiled tube having a conical bore and a flaring bell. See illus. under horn. [1735 45] * * * Orchestral and military brass instrument, a valved circular horn with a wide bell. It is normally a… …
19Capo — A capo tasto (from Italian , head and , tie or fret ), or simply capo, is a device used for shortening the strings, and hence raising the pitch, of a stringed instrument such as a guitar, mandolin or banjo. The term was used first by G.B. Doni in …
20transposing musical instrument — instrument that produces a higher or lower pitch than indicated in music written for it. Examples include clarinets, the English horn, and saxophones. Musical notation written for transposing instruments shows the relative pitches, rather… …
