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On the piano keyboard,the distance between any two adjacent keys, white or black, is a HALF STEP. The HALF STEP is the smallest interval. ... The distance between any two pitches that are TWO half steps apart is called a WHOLE STEP. So the interval, or distance, between F and G is a whole step.
What is a half step in music?
A half step, or semitone, is the smallest interval between notes in Western music. Notes that are directly next to each other—such as E and F, or A sharp and B—are a half step apart. ... The notes G and A are one whole step apart, as are the notes B flat and C.
What is a half step above a flat?
The # symbol is called a sharp; it indicates that the note named has been raised a half step. Thus, we find G# above G, C# above C, F# above F, and so on. The b is called a flat; it indicates that the note named has been lowered a half step.
