- A
semitone, also
called a
minor second, half step, or a half tone, is the
smallest musical interval commonly used in
Western tonal music, and it is considered...
- as
scale steps. The
smallest of
these intervals is a
semitone.
Intervals smaller than a
semitone are
called microtones. They can be
formed using the notes...
-
Every octave is made of
twelve steps called semitones. A jump from the
lowest semitone to the
highest semitone in one
octave doubles the
frequency (for example...
- four
semitones,
whereas the
minor third only
spans three. For example, the
interval from C to E is a
major third, as the note E lies four
semitones above...
- in the UK) is a note or
pitch which resolves or "leads" to a note one
semitone higher or lower,
being a
lower and
upper leading tone, respectively. Typically...
-
defined as a
musical interval spanning three adjacent whole tones (six
semitones). For instance, the
interval from F up to the B
above it (in short, F–B)...
-
abbreviated P5)
spans seven semitones,
while the
diminished fifth spans six and the
augmented fifth spans eight semitones. For example, the
interval from...
- of the two. The
major sixth spans nine
semitones. Its
smaller counterpart, the
minor sixth,
spans eight semitones. For example, the
interval from C up to...
- from the
natural minor scale, with the
minor seventh degree raised by one
semitone to a
major seventh,
creating an
augmented second between the
sixth and...
-
modern dot. A
major or
perfect interval that is
widened by a
chromatic semitone is an
augmented interval, and the
process may be
called augmentation. A...
