Unit 4

Intervals & Solfege

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Unit 9

Interval: distance between two pitches.

Dyad: a pair of pitches sounding together (often referred to as an interval).

There are 5 types of diatonic intervals: major, minor, perfect, augmented, and diminished

Major(M): 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th

Perfect(P): 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th

Augmented(A): when a perfect or major interval is increased by a half-step

Minor(m): when the interval between two notes of a major interval is decreased by a half-step

Diminished(d): when a perfect or major interval is decreased by a half-step

Perfect intervals will always invert into other perfect intervals (4th and 5th always invert to each other)

Solfège: do - re- mi - fa - sol - la - ti - do

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