Who Is a Half Step?

Steps and Accidentals. A half step (or “semitone”) is the distance from one key on the keyboard to the next adjacent key. A semitone (or “half step”) is the distance from one key on the keyboard to the next adjacent key. Key 1 to Key 2 is a half step since they are next to each other.

Is this a half step or a whole step?

From F# to G, a move from a black key UP to the next white key, is a half step (see the piano keyboard). A natural ncancels, or eliminates, a sharp or flat. The distance between any two pitches that are TWO half steps apart is called a WHOLE STEP.

What is a half step and whole step?

A half-step above a key on the piano is the key to its immediate right, while a half-step below a key on the piano is the key to its immediate left. 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.