Unison- same note, same octave

Minor 2nd- “Jaws” theme

Major 2nd- Happy Birthday, Do-Re

Minor 3rd- sing Do-Re-Mi in your head, and hear how the “mi” steps down a half step to become Do-Re-Me

Major 3rd- Kumbayah, Do-Mi

Perfect 4th- “Here Comes the Bride”

Tritone- sounds very dissonant. Song is “Maria, I just met a girl named Maria” from West Side Story. Also referred to as the “devil’s interval”

Perfect 5th- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, “Star Wars” theme

Minor 6th- honestly, I don’t know a song

Major 6th- NBC, My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean

Minor 7th- “There’s A Place For Us” from West Side Story

Major 7th- Listen for the top note wanting to resolve to Do. The solfege is Do-Ti

Perfect Octave- Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Major: sounds happy, prettyBasic arpeggio: Do-Mi-So

Minor: sounds sad, lonelyArpeggio: Do-Me-So (third scale degree is lowered a half step)

Diminished: sounds like someone is stuck on train tracks in a movieArpeggio: Do-Me-Se (both third scale degree and fifth are lowered a half step)

Augmented: sounds like a dream sequence; more “odd” then peacefulArpeggio: Do-Mi-Si (fifth scale degree is raised a half step)

Be sure to be working on your intervals/ chords EVERY DAY! It’s important. Even if you think you know it all already, we can all stand for a little improvement. Remember that you can also go online to FVA.net and practice exercises from previous All-State years. I would highly encourage you to do so!