Use the following image to answer the question.
Three examples, two in treble and one in bass clef, show notes changing based on sharps and flats.
The first staff is a treble clef staff. It shows an E half note followed by a downward arrow that is pointing to a D-sharp half note.
The second staff is a bass clef staff. It shows an F half note following by an upward arrow that is pointing to an F-sharp half note.
The third staff is a treble clef staff. It shows a G half note followed by an upward arrow that is pointing to an A-flat half note.
In what way are the notes changing?
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Responses
by a whole step
by a whole step
by a half step
by a half step
by a mixture of whole and half steps
by a mixture of whole and half steps
by sharps only
The notes are changing by a mixture of whole and half steps.
The notes are changing by a mixture of whole and half steps.
Based on the image provided, the notes are changing by a mixture of whole and half steps.
To arrive at the answer, you can analyze each example and observe the changes in pitch.
In the first example, the note E is followed by a downward arrow pointing to a D-sharp. Since the pitch is going down, by following the musical alphabet, we know that going from E to D-sharp involves lowering the pitch by a half step.
In the second example, the note F is followed by an upward arrow pointing to an F-sharp. Since the pitch is going up, we can determine that going from F to F-sharp involves raising the pitch by a half step.
Lastly, in the third example, the note G is followed by an upward arrow pointing to an A-flat. Going from G to A indicates a whole step increase. However, since the new note is A-flat, which is a half step lower than A, the pitch change is a whole step down.
By analyzing these examples, we can conclude that the notes are changing by a mixture of whole steps (G to A) and half steps (E to D-sharp, F to F-sharp, A to A-flat). Therefore, the correct response is "by a mixture of whole and half steps".