What is a half step?
The smallest distance between two notes on a keyboard.
What is a whole step?
Equal to two half steps.
Define 'interval'.
The distance between two pitches.
What are major intervals?
Intervals found in major scales (M2, M3, M6, M7).
What are perfect intervals?
4th, 5th, and octave in a major scale.
What are minor intervals?
One half step smaller than a major interval.
What are augmented intervals?
One half step larger than a major or perfect interval.
What are diminished intervals?
One half step smaller than a minor or perfect interval.
What is a tritone?
An augmented 4th or diminished 5th, three whole steps apart.
Define consonant intervals.
Stable and resolved intervals (octave, perfect 5th, major/minor 3rds/6ths).
Define dissonant intervals.
Unstable intervals that create tension (major/minor 2nds/7ths, tritones, augmented/diminished intervals).
What is a half step?
The smallest distance between two notes on a keyboard (e.g., C to C#).
What is a whole step?
An interval equal to two half steps (e.g., C to D).
Define 'interval'.
The distance between two pitches.
What is a Major interval?
Intervals found in a major scale (M2, M3, M6, M7).
What are Perfect intervals?
4th, 5th, and octave intervals in a major scale.
What is a minor interval?
An interval one half step smaller than a major interval.
What is an augmented interval?
An interval one half step larger than a major or perfect interval.
What is a diminished interval?
An interval one half step smaller than a minor or perfect interval.
What is a tritone?
An augmented 4th or diminished 5th, three whole steps apart.
Define consonant intervals.
Stable, resolved intervals like octaves, perfect 5ths, major/minor 3rds/6ths.
Define dissonant intervals.
Unstable intervals that create tension, like major/minor 2nds/7ths, tritones.
Identify this interval: (Audio example of a minor 2nd)
minor 2nd (m2)
Identify this interval: (Audio example of a Major 2nd)
Major 2nd (M2)
Identify this interval: (Audio example of a minor 3rd)
minor 3rd (m3)
Identify this interval: (Audio example of a Major 3rd)
Major 3rd (M3)
Identify this interval: (Audio example of a Perfect 4th)
Perfect 4th (P4)
Identify this interval: (Audio example of a diminished 5th)
diminished 5th (d5)
Identify this interval: (Audio example of a Perfect 5th)
Perfect 5th (P5)
Identify this interval: (Audio example of a minor 6th)
minor 6th (m6)
Identify this interval: (Audio example of a Major 6th)
Major 6th (M6)
Identify this interval: (Audio example of a minor 7th)
minor 7th (m7)
Identify this interval: (Audio example of a Major 7th)
Major 7th (M7)
Identify this interval: (Audio example of an Octave)
Octave (P8)
