Understanding Musical Intervals

Why are intervals important in music theory?

• They are crucial for understanding scales, chords, and melodies.

• They help in tuning instruments.

• They are used to compose lyrics.

• They are only important for advanced musicians.

How is the number of an interval determined?

• By the frequency difference between two notes.

• By the duration of the notes.

• By the number of letter names between two notes, including the notes themselves.

• By the number of semitones between two notes.

What is the term for two notes of the same name played together?

• Fifth

• Unison

• Octave

• Third

What is a major interval?

• An interval where the upper note appears in the major scale of the lower note.

• An interval that is two semitones larger than a minor interval.

• An interval that is always larger than a perfect interval.

• An interval that is only found in minor scales.

What happens to a major interval when it is made one semitone smaller?

• It becomes perfect.

• It becomes minor.

• It becomes diminished.

• It becomes augmented.

Which of the following is not a form of a perfect interval?

• Augmented

• Major

• Diminished

• Perfect

What is the difference between a perfect and a major interval?

• Perfect intervals are only found in minor scales.

• Perfect intervals are always larger than major intervals.

• Perfect intervals have three forms, major intervals have four.

• Perfect intervals can be minor, major intervals cannot.

What is an augmented interval?

• An interval that is only found in diminished scales.

• An interval that is one semitone smaller than a major interval.

• An interval that is two semitones smaller than a minor interval.

• An interval that is one semitone larger than a major or perfect interval.

What is a diminished interval?

• An interval that is only found in augmented scales.

• An interval that is two semitones smaller than a major interval.

• An interval that is one semitone larger than a perfect interval.

• An interval that is one semitone larger than a major interval.

What will be covered in part two of the tutorial?

• The history of music intervals.

• Intervals larger than an octave and inversions.

• The role of intervals in jazz music.

• How to compose music using intervals.