diff --git a/pxtblocks/fields/field_note.ts b/pxtblocks/fields/field_note.ts
index 3483c541c3fa..5a437400567a 100644
--- a/pxtblocks/fields/field_note.ts
+++ b/pxtblocks/fields/field_note.ts
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ export class FieldNote extends Blockly.FieldNumber implements FieldCustom {
         );
         pianoDiv.appendChild(this.noteLabel);
         this.noteLabel.textContent = "-";
+        this.noteLabel.ariaLive = "polite";
 
         let startingPage = 0;
         for (let i = 0; i < this.nKeys_; i++) {
@@ -336,7 +337,7 @@ export class FieldNote extends Blockly.FieldNumber implements FieldCustom {
         Blockly.DropDownDiv.setColour(this.primaryColour, this.borderColour);
         Blockly.DropDownDiv.showPositionedByBlock(this, this.sourceBlock_ as Blockly.BlockSvg, () => this.onHide(), undefined, false);
 
-
+        this.htmlInput_.ariaLabel = lf("Press the up and down arrow keys to select the next or previous note, or enter a value in hertz");
         this.htmlInput_.addEventListener("keydown", this.keyHandler);
     }
 
@@ -641,55 +642,55 @@ export class FieldNote extends Blockly.FieldNumber implements FieldCustom {
         if (!FieldNote.Notes) {
             FieldNote.Notes = {
                 28: { name: lf("{id:note}C"), prefixedName: lf("Low C"), freq: 131 },
-                29: { name: lf("C#"), prefixedName: lf("Low C#"), freq: 139 },
+                29: { name: lf("C♯"), prefixedName: lf("Low C♯"), freq: 139 },
                 30: { name: lf("{id:note}D"), prefixedName: lf("Low D"), freq: 147 },
-                31: { name: lf("D#"), prefixedName: lf("Low D#"), freq: 156 },
+                31: { name: lf("D♯"), prefixedName: lf("Low D♯"), freq: 156 },
                 32: { name: lf("{id:note}E"), prefixedName: lf("Low E"), freq: 165 },
                 33: { name: lf("{id:note}F"), prefixedName: lf("Low F"), freq: 175 },
-                34: { name: lf("F#"), prefixedName: lf("Low F#"), freq: 185 },
+                34: { name: lf("F♯"), prefixedName: lf("Low F♯"), freq: 185 },
                 35: { name: lf("{id:note}G"), prefixedName: lf("Low G"), freq: 196 },
-                36: { name: lf("G#"), prefixedName: lf("Low G#"), freq: 208 },
+                36: { name: lf("G♯"), prefixedName: lf("Low G♯"), freq: 208 },
                 37: { name: lf("{id:note}A"), prefixedName: lf("Low A"), freq: 220 },
-                38: { name: lf("A#"), prefixedName: lf("Low A#"), freq: 233 },
+                38: { name: lf("A♯"), prefixedName: lf("Low A♯"), freq: 233 },
                 39: { name: lf("{id:note}B"), prefixedName: lf("Low B"), freq: 247 },
 
                 40: { name: lf("{id:note}C"), prefixedName: lf("Middle C"), freq: 262 },
-                41: { name: lf("C#"), prefixedName: lf("Middle C#"), freq: 277 },
+                41: { name: lf("C♯"), prefixedName: lf("Middle C♯"), freq: 277 },
                 42: { name: lf("{id:note}D"), prefixedName: lf("Middle D"), freq: 294 },
-                43: { name: lf("D#"), prefixedName: lf("Middle D#"), freq: 311 },
+                43: { name: lf("D♯"), prefixedName: lf("Middle D♯"), freq: 311 },
                 44: { name: lf("{id:note}E"), prefixedName: lf("Middle E"), freq: 330 },
                 45: { name: lf("{id:note}F"), prefixedName: lf("Middle F"), freq: 349 },
-                46: { name: lf("F#"), prefixedName: lf("Middle F#"), freq: 370 },
+                46: { name: lf("F♯"), prefixedName: lf("Middle F♯"), freq: 370 },
                 47: { name: lf("{id:note}G"), prefixedName: lf("Middle G"), freq: 392 },
-                48: { name: lf("G#"), prefixedName: lf("Middle G#"), freq: 415 },
+                48: { name: lf("G♯"), prefixedName: lf("Middle G♯"), freq: 415 },
                 49: { name: lf("{id:note}A"), prefixedName: lf("Middle A"), freq: 440 },
-                50: { name: lf("A#"), prefixedName: lf("Middle A#"), freq: 466 },
+                50: { name: lf("A♯"), prefixedName: lf("Middle A♯"), freq: 466 },
                 51: { name: lf("{id:note}B"), prefixedName: lf("Middle B"), freq: 494 },
 
                 52: { name: lf("{id:note}C"), prefixedName: lf("Tenor C"), altPrefixedName: lf("High C"), freq: 523 },
-                53: { name: lf("C#"), prefixedName: lf("Tenor C#"), altPrefixedName: lf("High C#"), freq: 554 },
+                53: { name: lf("C♯"), prefixedName: lf("Tenor C♯"), altPrefixedName: lf("High C♯"), freq: 554 },
                 54: { name: lf("{id:note}D"), prefixedName: lf("Tenor D"), altPrefixedName: lf("High D"), freq: 587 },
-                55: { name: lf("D#"), prefixedName: lf("Tenor D#"), altPrefixedName: lf("High D#"), freq: 622 },
+                55: { name: lf("D♯"), prefixedName: lf("Tenor D♯"), altPrefixedName: lf("High D♯"), freq: 622 },
                 56: { name: lf("{id:note}E"), prefixedName: lf("Tenor E"), altPrefixedName: lf("High E"), freq: 659 },
                 57: { name: lf("{id:note}F"), prefixedName: lf("Tenor F"), altPrefixedName: lf("High F"), freq: 698 },
-                58: { name: lf("F#"), prefixedName: lf("Tenor F#"), altPrefixedName: lf("High F#"), freq: 740 },
+                58: { name: lf("F♯"), prefixedName: lf("Tenor F♯"), altPrefixedName: lf("High F♯"), freq: 740 },
                 59: { name: lf("{id:note}G"), prefixedName: lf("Tenor G"), altPrefixedName: lf("High G"), freq: 784 },
-                60: { name: lf("G#"), prefixedName: lf("Tenor G#"), altPrefixedName: lf("High G#"), freq: 831 },
+                60: { name: lf("G♯"), prefixedName: lf("Tenor G♯"), altPrefixedName: lf("High G♯"), freq: 831 },
                 61: { name: lf("{id:note}A"), prefixedName: lf("Tenor A"), altPrefixedName: lf("High A"), freq: 880 },
-                62: { name: lf("A#"), prefixedName: lf("Tenor A#"), altPrefixedName: lf("High A#"), freq: 932 },
+                62: { name: lf("A♯"), prefixedName: lf("Tenor A♯"), altPrefixedName: lf("High A♯"), freq: 932 },
                 63: { name: lf("{id:note}B"), prefixedName: lf("Tenor B"), altPrefixedName: lf("High B"), freq: 988 },
 
                 64: { name: lf("{id:note}C"), prefixedName: lf("High C"), freq: 1046 },
-                65: { name: lf("C#"), prefixedName: lf("High C#"), freq: 1109 },
+                65: { name: lf("C♯"), prefixedName: lf("High C♯"), freq: 1109 },
                 66: { name: lf("{id:note}D"), prefixedName: lf("High D"), freq: 1175 },
-                67: { name: lf("D#"), prefixedName: lf("High D#"), freq: 1245 },
+                67: { name: lf("D♯"), prefixedName: lf("High D♯"), freq: 1245 },
                 68: { name: lf("{id:note}E"), prefixedName: lf("High E"), freq: 1319 },
                 69: { name: lf("{id:note}F"), prefixedName: lf("High F"), freq: 1397 },
-                70: { name: lf("F#"), prefixedName: lf("High F#"), freq: 1478 },
+                70: { name: lf("F♯"), prefixedName: lf("High F♯"), freq: 1478 },
                 71: { name: lf("{id:note}G"), prefixedName: lf("High G"), freq: 1568 },
-                72: { name: lf("G#"), prefixedName: lf("High G#"), freq: 1661 },
+                72: { name: lf("G♯"), prefixedName: lf("High G♯"), freq: 1661 },
                 73: { name: lf("{id:note}A"), prefixedName: lf("High A"), freq: 1760 },
-                74: { name: lf("A#"), prefixedName: lf("High A#"), freq: 1865 },
+                74: { name: lf("A♯"), prefixedName: lf("High A♯"), freq: 1865 },
                 75: { name: lf("{id:note}B"), prefixedName: lf("High B"), freq: 1976 }
             }
         }