QUESTIONS 48 – 55 REFER TO THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE. THE AUDIBLE FREQUENC...

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When two half steps are added together, they equal a whole step, represented on the

piano by two keys separated by an intervening key. Whole steps occur between two

white keys, two black keys, and in some cases, a black key and a white key. Half steps

and whole steps are examples of what are called

intervals – specifiable distances

between two pitches. To refer to a pitch one half step higher than a particular pitch, we

use the designation sharp. Thus, the black key to the right of C is C sharp. To refer to a

pitch a half step lower, we use the designation flat. Thus, the black key to the left of D

is D flat.