middle C's
Keyboard's central note
Middle C's are the musical note C located at the approximate center of a piano keyboard, serving as a reference point between treble and bass clefs.
The term usually appears in contexts discussing multiple instances or types: The middle C's on these two pianos sound slightly different.
In music notation, middle C sits on a ledger line between the staves.
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- concert pitchStandard tuning frequency
- ledger lineShort line extending staff
- pitchFrequency of sound
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