Natural sign music

In musical notation, a natural sign (♮) is an accidental sign used to cancel a flat or sharp from either a preceding note or the key signature.

1. What are sharps flats and naturals?
2. Do natural signs last the whole measure?
3. What is accidental music?

What are sharps flats and naturals?

In musical notation, the sharp (♯), flat (♭), and natural (♮) symbols, among others, mark such notes—and those symbols are also called accidentals. ... Sometimes the black keys on a musical keyboard are called "accidentals" (more usually sharps), and the white keys are called naturals.

Do natural signs last the whole measure?

Isn't it clear – accidentals in the key signature are always in force and for all octave registers unless annulled by natural signs. An accidental found in a measure is valid for this note and for the entire measure – no longer, no shorter.

What is accidental music?

Accidental, in music, sign placed immediately to the left of (or above) a note to show that the note must be changed in pitch. ... Sharps or flats that are placed at the beginning of a musical staff, called a key signature, indicate the tonality, or key, of the music and are not considered accidentals.