ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Pitch (vertical space)

Hi there! Let's talk about pitch.

Pitch is about how high or low sounds are. You know how sometimes you hear a bird or a person singing a really high sound, like "la la la"? That's an example of a high pitch.

Now, imagine a person singing a really low sound, like "doo doo doo". That's an example of a low pitch.

Think about a piano. When someone presses a key on a piano, it makes a sound. Each key has a different pitch- some make really high sounds, and some make really low sounds.

But pitch isn't just about music or sounds. It can also refer to the way things are shaped or tilted. Imagine a roof on a house- some roofs are really steep and pointy, while others are almost flat. The angle of the roof is called the pitch.

So there you have it- pitch is all about the highness or lowness of sounds, and the angle or shape of things like roofs.