Intervals Flashcards
Learn about intervals in music
What are the 5 different Qualities of an interval?
- Major
- Minor
- Perfect
- Augmented
- Diminished
What is the term used to define a key that have both Sharps and flat sounding?
Enharmonic key
What is a HALF STEP in western music?
A half step is the smallest interval distance you can play on the majority of instruments.
What is the term used to define the half step between E-F and B-C
Natural Half Step
What is WHOLE step in Western music?
A whole step is the DISTANCE of 2 Half steps combine.
How many intervals do we have in a scale?
There are 8 intervals in a scale.
Name all 8 intervallic measurements found in a major scale.
- Perfect Unisson.
- Major Second.
- Major Third.
- Perfect Fourth.
- Perfect Fifth.
- Major Sixth.
- Major Seventh.
- Perfect Octave.
Name all 8 intervals find in a minor scale.
- Perfect Unisson.
- Major Second.
- Minor Third.
- Perfect Fourth.
- Perfect Fifth.
- Minor Sixth.
- Minor Seventh.
- Perfect Octave.
Spell out the intervals in a half-steps and wole steps form of a Major Scale.
WWHWWWH
Spell out the intervals in a steps form of a minor scale.
WHWWHWW
What is the proper name for a half step?
Minor second
What is the proper name for a whole step?
Major Second.
What are the 2 systems uses to spell intervals?
- Intervallic system.
- Set of Theory System.
What is the Set of Theory system?
The set of Theory system is a way to spell intervallic measurements purely based on half step distances.
What are the Major intervals found in a major scales.
- Major Second.
- Major Third.
- Major Sixth.
- Major Seventh.
How many HALF-STEPS and WHOLE steps a Major Second has?
- 2 Half steps
- 1 Whole step
Simple Intervals
Name the major intervals we can find in a scale.
In a major scale, only a few intervals can be major. name these.
- Major Second.
- Major Third.
- Major sixth
- Major seventh.
Name the minor intervals we can find in a scale.
- Major Second.
- Major Third.
- Major sixth
- Major seventh.
What is an augmented interval and how are they used?
An augmented interval is any interval that is larger than a MAJOR or PERFECT nterval.
They are used when an interval is TOO LARGE to be called major or Perfect.
Using the intervallic system spelling, what are the intervals that can be augmented?
- Second
- Third
- Fourth
- Fifth
- Sixth
Why Augmented and Diminished intervals spelling exist?
Enharmonics spellings gave birth to the need for terms such as augmented and diminished.
What are chromatic intervals?
Chromatic intervals includes all twelve tones.
