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What is the smallest interval?
semitone
An interval is the distance in pitch between two notes. The smallest interval is a semitone.
Is an interval a whole step?
If we lower the B to B flat, we make the interval larger by increasing the distance between the two notes by half step, which now makes the interval a whole step. The interval between G and A is a whole step because it consists of two half steps (G to A flat and A flat to A).
How many intervals is a whole step?
Listen to a chromatic scale. If you go up or down two half steps from one note to another, then those notes are a whole step, or whole tone apart. Three whole step intervals: between C and D; between E and F sharp; and between G sharp and A sharp (or A flat and B flat).
What is a whole step in music?
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. whole step (2) 5.
What is the smallest interval and Western music?
A semitone is the smallest interval used in traditional Western classical music–it defines the smallest possible distance between musical pitches (although smaller intervals are used, for example, in Indian classical music).
What is a whole step definition?
: a musical interval (such as C–D or C–B♭) comprising two half steps.
How many steps is an interval?
More Intervals
| Half Steps | Interval Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | minor 2nd, half step | m2, h |
| 2 | Major 2nd, whole step | M2, W |
| 3 | minor 3rd | m3 |
| 4 | Major 3rd | M3 |
Is D to E flat a whole step?
Pairs of white keys with a black key in between them (A and B, C and D, D and E, F and G, and G and A) are a whole-step apart. To find a whole-step above the notes E or B, simply count two keys to the right.
What is a minor interval?
A minor interval has one less half step than a major interval. A minor interval has one less semitone than a major interval. For example: since C to E is a major third (4 half steps), C to Eb is a minor third (3 half steps). An augmented interval has one more semitone than a perfect interval.