The Whole Step · PDF fileMartin Gureasko Unlike the half step, which creates tension or...
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Review:Ahalfstep(alsocalledasemitone)isthesmallestmusicalintervalusedinWesternmusic.
Anintervalisthedistancebetweentwotones.
Awholestepiscomprisedoftwohalfsteps.
Goingbacktothepianokeyboard,awholestepisthedistancebetweentwokeyswithonlyonekeyinbetweenthem.
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So,let’slookatandlistentosomeexamplesofhowthewholestepsounds.
I’llstartwithathreenotemelody(usingthefirst3notesofascale).
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ThemelodyofMaryHadALittleLambiscomprisedofwholesteps.
IntheopeninglineofMaroon5’sSad,therearesomewholesteps,asshownintheexamplebelow.
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Unlikethehalfstep,whichcreatestensionordissonance,thewholestepispleasingandaddscolor.
Let’sreturntoNadia’sTheme,whichwelookedatinthelessononhalfsteps.
Theyellowhighlightsindicatethechordswithahalf-steptension,andtheviolethighlightsindicatethechordswithwholesteps.Noticethatthereisn’tnearlyasmuchtension.Infact,it’sanicewaytocolorachord.
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