No. On a certain note with both a sharp and flat, (G, for example) they are the same distance from G, but going in diferent directions. G sharp raises the note by one half step while G flat lowers the note by one half step. However, it is possible for a sharp note to mean the same note as a flat note. For example, G sharp is the same note as A flat. This is called being enharmonic.
the note is an A This question is not clear; assuming 'half a step' means a semitone then the answer is G# aka Ab.
A
To make a note flat, you take it down a half step: e turns into e flat and e flat turns into D natural. Natural just means the plain old note with nothing done to it. Therefore, to take a G flat up a half step, it turns into a G natural.
The first open note above a low G: CThe first open note above the G on the staff: CThe first open note above the G above the staff: A
No. On a certain note with both a sharp and flat, (G, for example) they are the same distance from G, but going in diferent directions. G sharp raises the note by one half step while G flat lowers the note by one half step. However, it is possible for a sharp note to mean the same note as a flat note. For example, G sharp is the same note as A flat. This is called being enharmonic.
the note is an A This question is not clear; assuming 'half a step' means a semitone then the answer is G# aka Ab.
A
The note above F can be labelled as F sharp or G flat.
G is half a note higher than F#. The full scale is C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C
To make a note flat, you take it down a half step: e turns into e flat and e flat turns into D natural. Natural just means the plain old note with nothing done to it. Therefore, to take a G flat up a half step, it turns into a G natural.
The first open note above a low G: CThe first open note above the G on the staff: CThe first open note above the G above the staff: A
G is half a note higher than F#. The full scale is C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C
The formula used to construct any major scale is 2 whole steps, 1 half step, 3 whole steps, and 1 half step. To find a C Major Scale, begin on note C and use the formula. One whole step from C leads to D. Another whole step from D leads to E. Then, move up one half step to F. One whole step from F is G. From G, move another whole step to A. The last whole step leads to B. Take one last half step to C. The notes of the C Major Scale in order are C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C.
A sharp on the piano could be black notes or white ones. A sharp is note that is half a step above the natural note. A natural note is any of the white notes on your piano. For example if you played the G key on your piano you would be playing G natural. If you played the white note on the right of G you would be playing A. If you played the black note on the right of G in between G and A you would be playing G sharp or A flat. Hope that answers your question a sharp is half a step above a note and any of the black notes on the piano are one notes sharp and another notes flat. for example, E sharp would be F natural, a white key.
It's possible that you mean a half-step. There is one half-step between d and d sharp, for example. I believe you are thinking of an octave. An octave is a span of eight notes, so for example, from one A note to the next A note would be A-B-C-D-E-F-G-A, or eight notes, an octave.
to play a flat you move your finger one chromatic half step down from the original natural note, or one half step higher from the natural note one full step from original note (this is called an enharmonic, two different ways to play the same pitched note, example G-sharp is the same as A-flat) if you meant actually playing A-flat on the cello, you can use a low first finger on G or a high fourth finger on D (if in 1st position)