Identifying Intervals
An interactive tutorial byJosh VanderWeide
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Table of Contents
• Solfegge and Intervals• Seconds• Thirds• Fourths• Fifths• Resources• Concept Map• About the Author
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Solfege and Intervals
Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½
To understand intervals better, you must know the distance between individual solfege syllables in the major scale. 1 means there is a whole step, and ½ means there is a half step between the pitches
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Seconds
• Seconds are the interval between two consecutive notes.
• There are two types of seconds- Major Seconds (M2)
One whole step.- Minor Seconds (m2)
One half step.
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Seconds Continued
• Major Seconds in the Major scale
- Do – Re, Re – Mi, Fa – Sol, Sol- La, La - Ti
• Minor Seconds in the Major Scale- Mi – Fa, Ti – Do
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Thirds• Thirds are the Interval between three consecutive
notes• There are two types of thirds
- Major Thirds (M3)Two whole stepsM2 + M2 = M3 (Do – Re) + (Re – Mi) = (Do – Mi)
- Minor Thirds (m3)One whole step and One half stepM2 + m2 = m3(Re – Mi) + (Mi – Fa) = (Re – Fa)
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Thirds Continued• Major Thirds in the Major Scale
– Do – Mi, Fa – La, Sol – Ti
• Minor Thirds in the Major Scale
– Re – Fa, Mi – Sol, La – Do, Ti – Re
Thirds in C Major on a pianohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNf-csWzlDA
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Fourths• Fourths are the interval between four consecutive
notes• There are two types of thirds
- Perfect Fourths (P4)Two whole steps and a half stepM3 + m2 = P4(Do – Mi) + (Mi – Fa) = (Do – Fa)
- Augmented Fourths (A4)Three whole stepsM3 + M2 = A4(Fa – La) + (La – Ti) = (Fa – Ti)
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Fourths Continued
• Pefect Fourths in the Major Scale– Do – Fa, Re – Sol, Mi – La, Sol – Do, La – Re,
Ti – Mi
• Augmented Fourths in the Major Scale
– Fa – Ti
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Fifths• Fifths are the interval between five consecutive
notes• There are two types of fifths– Perfect Fifths (P5)
Three whole steps and a half stepM3 + m3 = P5(Do – Mi) + (Mi – Sol) = (Do – Sol)
– Diminished Fifths (d5)Three whole steps
m3 + m3 = d5(Ti – Re) + (Re – Fa) = (Ti – Fa)
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Fifths Continued
• Perfect Fifths in the Major Scale
– Do – Sol, Re – La, Mi – Ti, Fa – Do, Sol – Re, La – Mi,
• Diminished Fifths in the Major Scale
– Ti – Fa
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Resources
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Concept Map
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About the AuthorJosh is a student at GVSU. He is majoring in Music Education. This project was completed for Computers in Education class.
If you wish to e-mail him, you may contact him at:[email protected]
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