Intervals Flashcards
Intervals def
distance between 2 notes
Harmonic Interval def
when 2 notes of an interval are played together
Melodic Interval def
when 2 notes of an interval are played 1 after another
Determining Intervals
- count bottom & top notes & notes in between for the #
- use perfect or major/minor
How to know if it’s major or minor?
Look at bottom note for key signature. If top note is in the scale, it’s major. If not, it’s minor.
Perfect?
Unison, 4th, 5th, 8ve
Major/Minor?
2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th
Circle of Fifths?
- Drawing it: FCGDAEB
- Line between B and F
- # are clockwise and FCGDAEB
- Flats are vice versa
Show relation between the perfects/major/minor and the augmented/diminished.
Diminished - Perfect - Augmented
Diminished - Minor - Major - Augmented
- means 1 semitone
Hearing: minor 2nd
chromatic scale
Hearing: major 2nd
rudolf the red-nosed reindeer
Hearing: minor 3rd
o canada
Hearing: major 3rd
oh when the saints
Hearing: perfect 4th
here comes the bride
Hearing: AUG 4th
simpsons
