Chorus CFE Practice Exam

What is the term for restoring a note to its natural pitch after being altered?

Flat Sharp Natural Double Sharp

Correct Answer:

Natural

Explanation:

Returning a note to its unaltered pitch is done with a natural sign. Accidentals like sharps and flats modify a note’s pitch—sharp raises by a semitone, flat lowers by a semitone. The natural sign cancels any previous alteration for that note (from the key signature or an earlier accidental) and returns it to its natural pitch. For example, in a key where F is normally sharp, a natural on F makes it F natural in that measure. Double-sharp and double-flat are different alterations and do not serve to revert to the natural pitch.

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