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Meaning of "whole step" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHOLE STEP

whole step  [həʊl step] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHOLE STEP

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Whole step is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WHOLE STEP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

whole step

Major second

In Western music theory, a major second (sometimes also called whole tone) is a second spanning two semitones ( Play (help·info)). A second is a musical interval encompassing two adjacent staff positions (see Interval number for more details). For example, the interval from C to D is a major second, as the note D lies two semitones above C, and the two notes are notated on adjacent staff positions. Diminished, minor and augmented seconds are notated on adjacent staff positions as well, but consist of a different number of semitones (zero, one, and three). The major second is the interval that occurs between the first and second degrees of a major scale, the tonic and the supertonic. On a musical keyboard, a major second is the interval between two keys separated by one key, counting white and black keys alike. On a guitar string, it is the interval separated by two frets. In moveable-do solfège, it is the interval between do and re. It is considered a melodic step, as opposed to larger intervals called skips.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHOLE STEP


goose-step
ˈɡuːsˌstep
step-by-step
ˌstepbaɪˈstep

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHOLE STEP

whole
whole blood
whole gale
whole hog
whole milk
whole note
whole number
whole tone
whole-hog
whole-hogger
whole-life insurance
whole-tone scale
whole-wheat
wholefood
wholefoods
wholegrain
wholegrains
wholehearted
wholeheartedly
wholeheartedness

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHOLE STEP

break step
corbel step
crow step
curtail step
doorstep
dubstep
false step
goose step
half step
in step
keep step
naughty step
one-step
out of step
slip step
step
step by step
to be on the naughty step
two-step
watch one´s step

Synonyms and antonyms of whole step in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «whole step» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHOLE STEP

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The translations of whole step from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whole step» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

全音
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

todo paso
570 millions of speakers

English

whole step
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पूरी कदम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خطوة كاملة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вся шаг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

todo passo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুরো পদক্ষেপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

étape tout
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seluruh langkah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ganzen Schritt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

全音
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전체 단계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kabeh langkah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

toàn bộ bước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முழு படி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संपूर्ण पाऊल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bütün adım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

passo intero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cały etap
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Вся крок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tot pasul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ολόκληρη βήμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hele stap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hela steg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hele trinnet
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about whole step

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHOLE STEP»

Discover the use of whole step in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whole step and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Essentials of Music Theory, Bk 2: Teacher's Activity Kit
Q 1 he distance from any key on the keyboard to two keys above a. whole step b. half step c. whole step d. whole step e. half step f. whole step below below above below below below or below it is a Whole Step . 4-8 KV Write the following ...
Karen Surmani, Morton Manus, Andrew Surmani, 2002
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Lmms: A Complete Guide to Dance Music Production
Half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step from the starting note 4. How do you build a minor scale? a. Whole step, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, half step, whole step from the starting note b.
David Earl, 2012
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Basic Music Theory
Each tetrachord consists of 1, 1, 1/2 steps : ws = whole step; hs = half step The C Major Scale Tetrachord Tetrachord ws ws hs ws ws ws hs 1 1 1/2 1 1 1 1/2 In the example of a C major scale above: C to D is a whole step. D to E is a whole step  ...
Joe Procopio, 2010
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A Guide to Non-Jazz Improvisation
Dan Fox, Dick Weissman. The F harmonic minor scale has The same key signaTure as Al major, so B, E, A, and D are flaTTed. Then The E is changed To a naTural when iT appears in The music. Whole step half step Whole step whole step ...
Dan Fox, Dick Weissman, 2011
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Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Mandolin
A whole step is two frets or two half steps. For example, from E (1st string open) to F# (1st string, 2nd fret) is a whole step. From F (1st string, 1st fret) to G (1st string, 3rd fret) is a whole step, and so on. For a scale to be called a major scale, the ...
Fox, Dan
6
Practical Scale Builder for Major and Minor Scales
Thus a half-step above C is D list and a half-step below'C is B. A whole-Step consists of two half-steps. Thus a whole-step above C is D, and a whole-step below C is B flat. All Maior Scales consist of the following arrangement of tones ( steps) ...
Robert J. Ring, Paul Vernon, 1917
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The Quelbe Method: Music Fundamentals in Quelbe Ensembles
A whole step is the distance of two half steps (or from the first to the third note) in the chromatic scale. The pattern of steps in the major scale is whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step. The following is a ...
Dale Francis, 2012
8
You Can Teach Yourself Dulcimer
On the piano keyboard, C to D is a whole step because you skip the black note in between. Using the keyboard diagram on the previous page, count the whole steps and half steps between middle C and the C above (white keys only). You'll  ...
Madeline MacNeil, 2010
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Billy Sheehan Basic Bass
The sequence uses patterns 1 and 2: half step & whole step (4th string), half step & whole step (3rd string), whole step & half step (2nd string), whole step & half step (1st string). Pattern 1 : half step & whole step The next example shows all the  ...
Billy Sheehan, 2004
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1st Steps for a Beginning Guitarist: Chords and Chord ...
If we apply this to the guitar fretboard the information works out accordingly: start on any note on the guitar and move up on one string starting with a whole step (2 frets), whole step, half step (1 fret), whole step, whole step, whole step, half step.
Bruce E. Arnold, 2001

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHOLE STEP»

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Holcomb-Mania with Mark Holcomb: Using Dissonant, Close …
By applying this technique, I discovered a whole new approach to riff writing, and it ... my guitar is tuned to drop D down a whole step, but everything is thought of ... «Guitar World Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Maddie Ziegler defends controversial Shia LaBeouf video: 'It's a step
The young dancer who starred in a controversial video alongside Shia LaBeouf has defended the video - calling it "a whole step ahead". 12-year-old Maddie ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 15»
3
Ray Lamontagne talks treading your own path
"Something that has a lot of balls when it's tuned down a whole step. I play within standard chord shapes a lot, and I play barre chords and use my thumb. I really ... «MusicRadar.com, Jun 14»
4
Guitar Strength: 10 Commandments of Playing Guitar in the Style of …
Dimebag also experimented with “drop D” tuning on Cowboys From Hell (C# plus 40 cents), but later become a fan of tuning the entire guitar down a whole step, ... «Guitar World Magazine, Oct 11»

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