Intervals

Pythagoras
Harmonic divisions
Pythagorean strings
Interval Sizes

     
       
Figuring out interval size


PLAY "What's My Size?"


   

Perfect intervals







Perfect interval qualities (1)

Perfect interval qualities (2)


 

Count fifths

Spell P5 above E

 

 

 

Identify F to Cb

Spell A4 above C

Identify Bb to F#

Spell d5 above G#

Tritone 1
Tritone 2

PLAY Perfect or Not Perfect?




Major/minor intervals

major/minor interval qualities (1)
major/minor interval qualities (2)


 smallest    - - - - - - - - - - largest

Diminished    Perfect    Augmented
Diminished    Minor    Major    Augmented



SECONDS

Identify B to C#

 

THIRDS

Count A to C#

Identify F to Ab

Spell M3 above E

PLAY "What Kind of Third Am I?"

 

Enharmonic Intervals

 

SIXTHS

Identify Ab to Fb

 

SEVENTHS

Identify F# to E

Spell d7 above C#

PLAY "Accidentals of Doom"!



Inversions



Interval inversion

   




Inverting M3

Inverting m3

Inverting A4

Inverting d3

Inverting P5

Identify sixth by inverting

Identify seventh by inverting

Spell sixth by inverting

Spell seventh by inverting




Compound Intervals




Simplifying a compound interval

Identify compound 1
Identify compound 2

Spell compound 1

Intervals in a major scale

INTERVAL MAP

up P8 – down m2 – down M3 – up M2 – up M2 – up m2 – down P8 – up M6
– down M2 – down m7 – up m6 – down m2 – down M3 – up M2 – up M2 –
up m2 – down M3 – down m3 – up m2 – up M2 – up M2 – down M3