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pitch pipe

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pitch pipe
a small pipe, esp one having a reed like a harmonica, that sounds a note or notes of standard frequency. It is used for establishing the correct starting note for unaccompanied singing


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Pitch pipes Used to be, pitch pipes (diagram above) were one of the few tools folks had to tune their instruments.
provided the pitch pipe, and the women launched into song, swaying and smiling.
the three would sound a single note on a pitch pipe and bang two sticks known as claves together once every four minutes to mark the death of another war victim.
 
 
 
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