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| Intervals between pitches. |
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| Generic Pitch-Interval Names |
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"Third," "Fourth," "Fifth," intervals.
From A down to F# is a third interval. |
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| Two pitches played at the same time. |
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| Pitch intervals larger than an octave. |
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| The difference in size hen two generic pitch intervals number but are not the exact same size. |
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| Interval that span 3 half steps. |
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| Intervals that span 4 half steps. |
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| Differences between Major and Minor Intervals |
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Major intervals are a half step larger than minor intervals.
Remember that their perfects are the same! |
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Numbers of Semitones: 1
(1/2) |
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Number of Semitones: 2
(1) |
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Number of Semitones: 3
(1 1/2) |
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Number of Semitones: 4
(2) |
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Number of Semitones: 5
(4 1/2) |
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| Tritone (abbreviated A4 or d5) |
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Number of Semitones: 6
(3) |
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Number of Semitones: 7
(3 1/2) |
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Number of Semitones: 8
(4) |
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Number of Semitones: 9
(4 1/2) |
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Number of Semitones: 10
(5) |
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Number of Semitones: 11
(5 1/2) |
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Number of Semitones: 12
(6) |
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| When a major or perfect interval is made one chromatic half step larger. |
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| When a minor or perfect interval is made one chromatic half step smaller. |
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| When a major or perfect interval is made one whole step larger (without changing the letter names of the pitches). |
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| When a minor or perfect interval is made one whole step smaller (without changing the letter names of the pitches). |
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| Enharmonically Equivalent |
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| Intervals that span the same number of semitones but have different interval names. |
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| Intervals that sound pleasing to the ear or tonally stable. |
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| Intervals that sound tonally active or unpleasant. |
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| Unison, fifth, and octave because of their pure acoustic properties. |
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| Third and sixth interval. |
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| Second, seventh, and any augmented or diminished interval such as the tritone. |
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| Inversionally Related Intervals |
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Pairs of intervals made from the same scale degrees but with the order reversed.
Example: When degree 7 is lower than degree 4, it is a diminished fifth.
When degree 4 is lower than degree 7, it is spelled as an augmented fourth. |
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