Chapter 3

Intervals and Transposition

Important Concepts

• Tone combinations are classified in music with names that identify the pitch relationships.

• Learning to recognize these combos by both eye and ear is a skill FUNDAMENTAL to basic musicianship.

Intervals

• The relationship in pitch between two tones. • Intervals are named by number of diatonic

notes (notes with different letter names) that can be contained within them.

Intervals

• All the numbers within the octave used to identify intervals.

• Notice that the interval numbers correspond to the scale degree numbers of the major scale.

PERFECT Intervals

• The intervals that include the tonic and the fourth and fifth scale degrees of a major scale are called PERFECT.

PERFECT Intervals

• Unison and the octave are also called PERFECT.

MAJOR Intervals

• The intervals from the tonic in an upward direction to the second, third, sixth, and seventh scale degrees of a major scale are called MAJOR.

• Note that the abbreviations for perfect and major intervals uses a upper case letters. P4, M2, etc.

MAJOR Intervals

MINOR Intervals

• When a major interval is made one half step smaller it becomes MINOR. This can be done by either raising the bottom note or lowering the top notes.

Unison and 2nds

3rds

4ths and 5ths

6ths

7ths and 8ths

Classwork and Homework

• Aural Identification: Same procedure as before with screen shots: Due Wednesday 10/3

• www.musictheory.net/exercises/ear-interval/998byyygnebyy

• http://www.musictheory.net/exercises/generic-interval/oyrw9999dby

• In class: Textbook pages – 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 – use your own paper.

• Homework: WORKBOOK 3A, 1-40 – due Wednesday 10/2