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A double-sharp is placed on a staff degree. Without any sharp there, the pitch would be lower by:

AThree octaves
BFour half-steps
COne half-step
DOne whole-step
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. One whole-step
1. A single sharp moves a half-step. 2. The double form moves twice as far. 3. It is one whole-step. _Source: Music Notation and Terminology by Karl W. Gehrkens, notation, tempo and musical forms sections._
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