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Semitone

The smallest interval in standard Western music

Category
intervals
Pronunciation
SEM-ee-tohn
Origin

Latin

Length
79 words · 1 min read

About Semitone

A semitone (or half step) is the distance between any two adjacent keys on a piano, whether white or black. Twelve semitones make up an octave.
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