pitch pipe
noun
: a small reed pipe or flue pipe producing one or more tones to establish the pitch in singing or in tuning an instrument
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Then the woman pulls out a pitch pipe and blows a note.
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Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2022
One member blew a single note on a pitch pipe, and with that one note, the chorus launched into four-part harmony singing Christmas classics.
—Carson Gerber, The Seattle Times, 24 Dec. 2017
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Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2022
One member blew a single note on a pitch pipe, and with that one note, the chorus launched into four-part harmony singing Christmas classics.
—Carson Gerber, The Seattle Times, 24 Dec. 2017
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“Pitch pipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitch%20pipe. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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