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They are called "accidentals". This also includes naturals (which make a sharp or flat note in the key signature not sharp or flat for that measure).

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Sharps and flats in music are collectively called accidentals.

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What are sharps or flats in music called?

Sharps and flats in music are called accidentals; this also includes naturals.


Music with no sharps or flats is written in the key of?

There's no sharps of flats in the key signature in either C major or A minor.


What word is used for music with no sharps or flats?

Natural


What do sharps or flats in music do?

Sharps make the note a semitone higher in pitch whereas flats make it a semitone lower. Hope this helps!


What is Music scale with no sharps or flats?

The C major scale...


You find flats and sharps in what?

A key signature, accidentals, a piece of music.


What do accidentals modify when they are inserted into the music after the key signature?

Sharps and Flats


A piece of music with no sharps or flats is in what key?

The key of C natural.


What tells you which sharps or flats will be used in a given piece?

At the beginning of the piece, there will be one to seven sharps or flats. This tells you the sharps or flats that will be used unless otherwise noted. If there are no sharps or flats, then there will be no sharps or flats unless otherwise noted.


What major key has the same number of flats and sharps as a minor?

C major and A minor both have no sharps or flats.


What are the blaack keys on the piano called?

sharps and minors sharps and FLATS. minor is a kind of scale.


What is the natural key which has no sharps or flats called?

C Major