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'''In general, the named notes are 1 whole-step in distance from each other. A is a whole-step from B, C is a whole-step from D, etc. '''The only two exceptions are B to C and E to F, which are defined as half-steps.''' This changes nothing about how they work - it just presents a simple naming convention for the keys of A Minor and C Major to avoid using [[#Sharps and Flats|sharps and flats]].
→Semi-tones and Whole-tones
In terms of melody, playing one tone then another is called <u>movement</u> - it is as if the pitch moved rather than being two distinct, unrelated pitches. The proximity between two notes in the 12-tone scale is called the <u>distance</u> between them. The distance between two consecutive notes is called a <u>semi-tone</u> (also called a <u>half-tone</u> or <u>half-step</u>). A <u>whole-tone</u> (also called a <u>whole-step</u>) is the distance of 2 semi-tones.
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