Intervals

Lesson 6

October 19th, 2020

Lesson 6

Lecture notes:

  • An interval indicates how much space there is musically between two separate note pitches.
  • When naming an interval, you should always count the first and last letter names.
  • If two notes share the same pitch with no distance between them, it would be unison.
  • Melodic intervals are two note pitches moving in a successive pattern in a melodic line.
  • Harmonic intervals are when two separate note pitches are played simultaneously at the same time.
  • Musical quality can be described in five categories: perfect, major, minor, augmented, and diminished.
  • Simple intervals are pitches smaller than an octave.
  • Compound intervals are pitches larger than an octave.
  • To find compound intervals, simply add 7 to a simple interval. For example, a compound second would also be called a major ninth. Therefore, a major second plus 7 would give you a major ninth.

The image above shows simple intervals in C major from unison through to octave.


The image above shows the melodic and harmonic intervals.


The image above shows compound intervals in C major.


The video above describes what an interval is and how to construct them.


The video above shows how to identify interval qualities, whether they're perfect, major, etc...



The above image is all of the simple intervals played in the key of B flat Major transitioning into G minor.


Here I am playing a simple interval exercise in the key of B flat Major/G minor on the trombone.

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