Each of these symbols is a musical note that sounds for a different length of time. Naomi: So does that mean if we mix them up, we could create a rhythm? Mrs Thomas: Oh, yes, it does, indeed.

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Western ears consider a pitch at double the frequency of a lower pitch to be the same note, an octave higher. The Tsimane’, an indigenous people in the Bolivian Amazon basin, do not.

Learn everything you need to know about music notation, including what Western notation is in this KS2 music guide from BBC Bitesize.