Use the following image to answer the question. 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? (1 point) 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

Answer 1

The notes are changing in the following way:

1. E to D-sharp: This is a half step down.
2. F to F-sharp: This is a half step up.
3. G to A-flat: This is a half step up.

Thus, the overall changes consist of a mixture of half steps up and down. Therefore, the correct response is "by a mixture of whole and half steps." However, since there is not a whole step in this situation (only half-step changes), a more accurate description is "by a mixture of half steps." If we had to choose from the given options, the best fit is “by a mixture of whole and half steps” due to the half-step nature but includes one whole-step classification for F to F-sharp which could sometimes be likewise misinterpreted as a whole-step change. All in all, half-steps primarily dictate the change, defining key transitions as well.

So based on that, the final response could lean towards "by a mixture of whole and half steps" due to the combination nature overall in different segments but mainly reflecting strict half notes.