accidental step x raises semitone white pitch whole flat double cancels lowers bb alter key half sharp
STEPS
AND
ACCIDENTALS
?
A
half
step
(
or
"
"
)
is
the
distance
from
one
key
on
the
keyboard
to
the
next
adjacent
.
?
A
half
is
not
always
from
a
key
to
a
black
key
.
?
A
step
(
or
"
whole
tone
"
or
simply
"
tone
"
)
is
the
same
distance
as
two
steps
.
?
An
is
a
sign
used
to
raise
or
lower
the
pitch
of
a
note
.
?
The
first
accidentals
that
we
will
discuss
are
the
and
the
sharp
.
?
The
flat
a
note
by
a
half
step
while
the
sharp
a
note
by
a
half
step
.
?
When
typing
,
you
can
use
a
#
to
represent
a
and
a
b
to
represent
a
flat
.
?
Whenever
a
certain
has
multiple
names
,
it
is
called
an
enharmonic
spelling
.
?
Next
,
let's
discuss
the
double
flat
and
the
sharp
.
?
While
flats
and
sharps
alter
a
note
by
a
half
step
,
the
double
flat
and
double
sharp
a
note
by
a
whole
step
.
?
When
typing
,
you
can
use
a
to
represent
a
double
sharp
and
a
to
represent
a
double
flat
.
?
Finally
,
a
natural
out
any
accidental
and
returns
a
note
to
its
original
white
key
.