What is a sharp note

Sharp notes are notes that sound a semitone higher than notes that appear on the lines and spaces of a musical staff. As an example, the note G is represented on the second line of the treble clef staff. The note G-sharp is indicated with that same notehead with a # symbol placed to the left of it.

1. What is a sharp or flat note?
2. What does a sharp note do to a note?
3. Is a sharp same as B flat?

What is a sharp or flat note?

A sharp sign means "the note that is one half step higher than the natural note". A flat sign means "the note that is one half step lower than the natural note". Some of the natural notes are only one half step apart, but most of them are a whole step apart.

What does a sharp note do to a note?

In music, sharp, dièse (from French), or diesis (from Greek) means, "higher in pitch". More specifically, in musical notation, sharp means "higher in pitch by one semitone (half step)". Sharp is the opposite of flat, which is a lowering of pitch.

Is a sharp same as B flat?

A# (“A sharp”) and Bb (“B flat”) are the same note. When 1 note has 2 different names, it's called an enharmonic.