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Musical Intervals

Musical Intervals. Kathleen Lundgren February 28, 2005. Contents. What is a musical interval? Why recognize intervals? Intervals Simple intervals Chromatic intervals Test your knowledge. What is a musical interval?. The word interval means “space between”

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Musical Intervals

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  1. MusicalIntervals Kathleen Lundgren February 28, 2005

  2. Contents • What is a musical interval? • Why recognize intervals? • Intervals • Simple intervals • Chromatic intervals • Test your knowledge

  3. What is a musical interval? • The word interval means “space between” • A musical interval is the distance separating any two tones, specifying how much higher or lower the two pitches are relative to one another (Herder, 2000)

  4. How to measure an interval • The standard unit to measure the distance between two pitches is the half-step • On the keyboard • A half-step is the distance between any key and its closest neighboring key • This can be a black or a white key

  5. Why recognize intervals? • Recognizing intervals on printed music • Necessary for sight singing • Recognizing intervals by ear • Necessary for playing by ear

  6. Simple Intervals • Prime or Unison • This is the same note played twice • It does not go up or down

  7. Major 3rd • Sounds like the first two notes of • Michael Row the Boat ashore

  8. Perfect 5th • Sounds like beginning of • Twinkle twinkle little star

  9. Octave • This sounds like the first two notes of • Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  10. Quiz • Click on the button to see if you can pick out • Unisons • Major 3rds • Perfect 5ths • Octaves

  11. More Intervals • Major 2nd • Think of Do Re

  12. Perfect 4th • First two notes of • Amazing Grace

  13. Major 6th • Sounds like first two notes of • My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean

  14. Major 7th • Sounds like first two notes of • Maria from West Side Story

  15. Quiz • Click on the button to see if you can pick out • Unisons • Major 2nds • Major 3rds • Perfect 4ths • Perfect 5ths • Major 6ths • Major 7ths • Octaves

  16. Chromatic intervals • Minor 2nd • Sounds like • Ti-Do

  17. Minor 3rd • Sounds like first two notes of • To Dream the Impossible Dream

  18. Augmented 4th or Diminished 5th • Between perfect 4th and perfect 5th

  19. Minor 6th • Sounds like first two notes of • Laura’s Theme from Dr. Zhivago

  20. Minor 7th • Sounds like first two notes of • There’s a Time for Us

  21. Half-step values of Major, Minor, and Perfect Intervals

  22. Test yourself

  23. References Ear trainer. www.good-ear.com Herder, R. Do-it-yourself musical ear training. (2000) Ekay Music, Inc. NY Musical Intervals tutor. http://www.musicalintervalstutor.info/index.html Varga, L. Intervals. http://ccism.pc.athabascau.ca/html/ccism/research/java/intervals.htm

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