What term means a full step up or down in pitch?

What term means a full step up or down in pitch?

• A. Skip
• B. Leap
• C. Step
• D. Con

Answer: (C)

A step is movement to an adjacent pitch. In Western pitch, stepping can be a half step (one semitone) or a full step (two semitones). The question asks for a full step up or down, which is a whole-step movement, and that still fits the idea of a step because you’re moving to the next scale degree rather than skipping notes. A leap or skip involves jumping over one or more notes (a larger interval), which is why those terms don’t fit. The extra term listed isn’t used for this concept, so the correct idea is a step.

A step is movement to an adjacent pitch. In Western pitch, stepping can be a half step (one semitone) or a full step (two semitones). The question asks for a full step up or down, which is a whole-step movement, and that still fits the idea of a step because you’re moving to the next scale degree rather than skipping notes. A leap or skip involves jumping over one or more notes (a larger interval), which is why those terms don’t fit. The extra term listed isn’t used for this concept, so the correct idea is a step.