Whole Steps vs Half Steps on Piano: The Most Important Theory Lesson for Beginners

Описание: Half steps vs whole steps on piano are the single most important building blocks of music theory for beginners.

In this lesson, you’ll learn exactly how half steps and whole steps work on the keyboard, why E–F and B–C are special, and how these tiny distances between notes create every scale and key you play. 🎹

In this step-by-step tutorial, Jonathan from South Shore Piano School shows you:

• What a half step is on piano (the smallest distance between two notes)

• How to find half steps using both white and black keys

• Why E to F and B to C are half steps even without a black key in between

• What a whole step (whole tone) is and how it’s just two half steps

• Whole steps between white keys, black keys, and combinations of both

• Common mistakes beginners make when counting whole steps

Then you’ll see how half steps and whole steps create real music:

• The major scale formula: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half

• How different starting notes give you different major scales with the same pattern

• The natural minor scale formula: whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole

• How harmonic minor and melodic minor use raised notes by a half step

• How scales become the building blocks of keys, chords, and melodies

You’ll also get a tour of more advanced and “exotic” scales built from half steps and whole steps:

• Whole tone scale – every note a whole step apart

• Chromatic scale – every note a half step apart

• Ahava Rabba / Spanish Phrygian scale – derived from harmonic minor
By the end, you’ll understand not just how to find half steps and whole steps on the piano, but why they matter for every piece you play, every scale you learn, and every chord progression you hear.

📺 Next step: Learn how scales create key, tension, and resolution in your music here:    • What Is Tonality In Music? The Key to Unlo...  

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