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Intervals

Intervals. The Distance Between Two Notes. Naming Intervals. Interval names have two parts:. 1 . A letter indicating whether the second note is in the major scale or has been altered. Major scale tones are either M ajor or P erfect. (The 4 th and 5 th are perfect.)

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Intervals

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  1. Intervals The Distance Between Two Notes

  2. Naming Intervals Interval names have two parts: 1. A letterindicating whether the second note is in the major scale or has been altered. • Major scale tones are either Major or Perfect. (The 4th and 5th are perfect.) • Raised notes are Augmented. • Lowered notes are minor. 2. A number indicating the tone’s position in the scale.

  3. Examples • M2(major 2nd) is the distance between the first and second notes in a major scale. • m7(minor 7th) is the distance between the first and lowered 7th notes. • Aug4 (augmented 4th) in the distance between the first and raised 4th notes.

  4. Interval Names In the following diagram, the name is the interval between the first note and the selected note. Octave M7 m7 M6 m6 P5 P4 M3 m3 M2 m2 Unison Aug4 or Tritone

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