Nat 5HigherAdvanced Higher
Tone/semitone
A semitone is the smallest common step in Western pitch; a tone is two semitones.
Level relevance: introduced at Nat 5; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
Tones and semitones help explain scales, intervals, transposition, chromatic movement, and pitch correction.
Topics
PitchMelody and harmonyMusic concepts
Curriculum statusofficial concept
Review statusdraft
Sources
- National 5 Music Technology course specification, May 2023, version 3.0 · accessed 2026-07-08
Used for National 5 technology skills, technology concepts, and music concepts.