Accidental (music) Accidental (music) In music, an accidental is a note of a pitch (or pitch class) that is not a member of the scale or mode indicated by the most recently applied key signature. In musical notation, the sharp (), flat (), and natural () symbols, among others, mark such notes—and those symbols are also called accidentals. In the measure (bar) where it appears, an accidental sign raises or lowers the immediately following note (and any repetition of it in the bar) from its normal pitch, overriding sharps or flats in the key signature. A note is usually raised or lowered
The Signature Series featured in the episode are mentioned. On SoundCloud, the pieces in each episode are timed such that when the piece changes, the pop-up comment identifies the piece being played, together with the composer who wrote the music. Each key has an image, with its name, its nickname, and a person (or animal, in the case of C minor) whose personality is representative of that key on it, except for C major, whose picture is that of the sky and the sea, with no people featured. Ben Didier of CBC music is the designer for the images. The Signature Series is