Question

The frequencies of notes given by flute, guitar and trumpet are respectively $400\,Hz$, $200\,Hz$ and $500\,Hz$. Which one of these has the highest pitch?

Answer 1

Hint: The pitch refers to the frequency of the sound waves. The frequency of the vibration of the sound wave per second. If the sound wave possesses greater frequency, then it has high pitch and if it has low frequency, it has low pitch.

Complete step by step answer:
(1) Flute:
It is the aerophone instrument that uses the air to make the music or sound. The flute is the hollow woody pipe with the numerous holes in it. The lovable music is created from the flute, when the air moves from and into the holes of the flute. This flute is considered as the musical instrument of the lord Krishna.

(2) Guitar:
The guitar is also a musical instrument with six strings in it. The music is created when the strings are strummed or plucked with both hands. These are classified into the four types. They are bass guitars, electric guitars, acoustic guitars and classical guitars.

(3) Trumpet:
The trumpet is the brass musical instrument that produces the sound by buzzing his lips with the mouthpiece. It is mainly used in the classical and the jazz ensembles. It is always used with the drums for the assemblies and other common meetings.

Hence among the given frequency, the trumpet frequency is higher than that of the frequency of the flute and the guitar. So the trumpet must have the highest pitch when compared to those.

Note: In case of musical instruments with the strings like guitar, its pitch will be higher if the strings are plucked from the instrument. If the tension provided in the strings is increased, then the pitch or the shrillness becomes higher than the before.