2.3 Intervals

• Intervals measure the distance between two musical pitches
• Which perfect minor intervals are considered stable and consonant?

  Unison, fourth, fifth, octave
• Minor intervals have a darker and more melancholic sound
• Which intervals are considered dissonant?

  Augmented, diminished, 2nd, 7th
• Consonant intervals include perfect intervals and major/minor thirds and sixths
• Dissonant intervals create tension that needs resolution.


  True
• Match the interval component with its description:

  Quality ↔️ Describes the interval's sound

  Number ↔️ Specifies scale degrees covered
• The number in an interval name specifies the number of scale degrees covered.
• What are the two types of minor intervals based on their qualities?

  Perfect Minor and Minor
• Minor intervals such as the second, third, sixth, and seventh create a melancholic feel
• What are the two types of intervals based on their occurrence?

  Melodic and harmonic
• The name of an interval comprises two parts: quality and number.

  True
• Match the interval quality with its description:

  Major ↔️ Bright and open sound

  Minor ↔️ Darker and melancholic sound

  Perfect ↔️ Stable and consonant sound

  Augmented ↔️ Sharp and tense sound
• Which intervals are considered perfect?

  Unison, fourth, fifth, octave
• Major intervals include the second, third, sixth, and seventh
• Perfect intervals are the most stable and consonant.


  True
• The quality of an interval describes its sound
• What does the number in an interval name specify?

  Scale degrees covered
• Major intervals have a bright and open sound.
• Match the interval type with its characteristic:

  Perfect Minor ↔️ Stable, consonant, subdued

  Minor ↔️ Darker, melancholic
• Consonant intervals create a sense of resolution.

  True
• Perfect minor intervals are more subdued than their major counterparts.


  True
• What is the sound quality of minor intervals compared to major intervals?

  Darker and somber
• Perfect minor intervals include unison, fourth, fifth, and octave
• Perfect minor intervals are stable and consonant.


  True
• Which interval numbers are included in minor intervals?

  2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th
• Consonant intervals create a sense of stability and resolution
• What types of intervals are classified as dissonant?

  Augmented and diminished
• How much larger is an augmented interval compared to a major or perfect interval?

  A half-step
• Diminished intervals are a half-step smaller than minor or perfect intervals.


  True
• Order the qualities of intervals based on their sound from most consonant to most dissonant:

  1️⃣ Perfect

  2️⃣ Major ||| Minor

  3️⃣ Augmented ||| Diminished
• What does the number in interval notation specify?

  Scale degrees covered
• In interval notation, P5 stands for a perfect fifth
• Major and minor intervals have a bright or dark sound respectively.


  True
• What are the two types of intervals based on how they occur musically?

  Melodic and harmonic
• Melodic intervals occur sequentially, while harmonic intervals occur simultaneously.
• What does the quality of an interval describe?

  Its sound
• Perfect minor intervals are stable, consonant, but more subdued
• The minor second is an example of a minor interval.


  True
• Match the interval type with its classification:

  Perfect ↔️ Consonant

  Augmented ↔️ Dissonant