- Moving along the keyboard one white note to the very next white note is known as a “step”.
- A note moving from a line to a space is a step.
- A note moving from a space to a line is also a step.
- Steps can ascend (go “up” to the right) OR descend (go “down” to the left).
- A step is the same as a “2nd” (interval).
Piano Theory 2-12
Steps