step
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7.5
- noun
- /stɛp/
- Specialized
:
tono
- Then we'd talk about whole and half steps and play everything in different keys.
- whole step
- half step
- steps of a scale
I hear da da, perfect fifth, then up a step, major second da, then down a major third da.
- I hear da da, perfect fifth, then up a step, major second da, then down a major third da.
Examples
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A teacher might see it as a step in a student's ongoing musical development.
Academic text (2007) -
Just lower it a half step.
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Errors in pitch were a half step, a whole step, or a step and a half from the written note.
Academic text (2013) -
I hear da da, perfect fifth, then up a step, major second da, then down a major third da.
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The mugs represent scale steps from one to three, one to five, or the whole octave.
Academic text (1991) -
Thus, the keyboard provides a visual analogue to pitch, half steps, octaves, and so on.
Academic text (1993) -
Different rhythms can be sung to differentiate half steps from whole steps (see Figure 3).
Academic text (2011) -
In music, a whole step is the interval between two notes that are two semitones apart.
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The melody ascends by a step, which creates a pleasing sound in the composition.
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To create tension, the composer used a step between the notes in the chorus.
Synonyms
1
6.6
An interval of two semitones used in many musical scales
1
5.4
The distance between two notes that are two piano keys apart
Idioms
- Informal
32
4.6
To take responsibility and act when a difficult situation happens
- Informal
4
6.6
Make someone angry by doing their job or making decisions for them
- Informal
1
5.1
Become the main focus of people's attention after doing something important
- Informal
1
4.9
An energetic way of walking that shows happiness or confidence
A small action that leads to a very large benefit for all people
Compounds
- Specialized
3
4.4
The smallest jump between two notes in Western music, one piano key apart
1
3.0
A short portable structure with flat steps and two sides joined at the top to form an A shape
- Specialized
1
4.8
A device that raises the voltage of electric current that changes direction
- Specialized
A stone or brick step that sticks out along the sloping edge of a gable wall
A track event where an athlete does a hop, a step, then a long jump in one run
- Specialized
A rocket with two or more parts that fire one after another and drop away when empty to reach space
- Specialized
A device that lowers high electric voltage so appliances work safely
Surface Forms
Etymology
Step comes from the picture of a small move of the foot, so in music a step is a small move between notes, like a short walk in sound.