INTRODUCTION TO INTERVALS

What is interval in music?

• The movement from one note to the other.

• The pitch distance between two notes

• Two pitches that sound the same

• The names of two notes on the staff.

In what two ways can intervals be written in music?

(a)  

• Harmonic and melodic
• Harmonic and perfect
• Melodic and perfect
• Perfect and major

What is the name for interval with zero semitone?

• Major third

• Minor second

• Perfect unison

• Perfect octave

What is the name for an interval made up of five semitones?

• Major second

• Major third

• Augmented fourth

• Perfect fourth

This interval has two semitones.

• Diminished second

• Perfect second

• Major second

• Minor second

This intervals is made up of three semitones.

• Minor third

• Major third

• Perfect third

• Major second

This interval has four semitones.

• Augmented third

• Perfect third

• Minor third

• Major third

An interval of one semitone is called.........

• Minor second

• Major second

• Perfect second

• A second

When two notes are written either on the same line or same space on the staff, what interval does this represent?

• Perfect unison

• Perfect fourth

• Perfect octave

• Perfect fifth

This two notes are played together so it is....................

• Melodic interval

• Harmonic interval

• Perfect interval

• Augmented interval