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A whole-step is two half-steps. A whole-step above a key on the piano is two keys to its right, while a whole-step below a key on the piano is two keys to its left. An accidental changes the pitch of a note. A sharp raises a note by a half-step while a flat lowers a note by a half-step.
- How do you tell if a note is a whole or half step?
- What is whole step in music?
- What is the whole and half step formula to determine the notes of a major scale?
How do you tell if a note is a whole or half step?
A whole step is the distance between two notes that have one note in between them. In other words, a whole step is equal to two half steps or two semitones. If you play the note C on the piano, the note D is one whole step above it, and B flat is one whole step below it.
What is whole step in music?
: a musical interval (such as C–D or C–B♭) comprising two half steps. — called also whole tone.
What is the whole and half step formula to determine the notes of a major scale?
The formula for creating a major scale is “whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half.” half: b to c – Note that you're back where you started at c.
