Pitch Lesson Pitch Pitch is the highness and lowness of sound.
Some musical tones are high and some are low.
A Low Tone A High Tone Notice that the musical note that looks the lowest also sounds the lowest and the musical note that looks the highest also sounds the highest. On the musical staff the highness and lowness of the musical tone is determined by the location of that note on the staff. The musical tone is produced by vibrating air. If you toss a stone into a still pond of water you will produce waves of water that move our from the center. You will also notice that the waves are very regular and even.