{"id":72,"date":"2025-06-16T14:03:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T18:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/introtoeartraining\/?post_type=chapter&p=72"},"modified":"2025-10-24T16:56:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T20:56:16","slug":"major-and-perfect-intervals","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/introtoeartraining\/chapter\/major-and-perfect-intervals\/","title":{"raw":"Major and Perfect Intervals","rendered":"Major and Perfect Intervals"},"content":{"raw":"Intervals are simply the relationship between two notes.\u00a0Generally, intervals can be found in music in three different formats. Melodic ascending (bottom note played, then top note played), melodic descending (top note played, then bottom note played), and harmonic (both notes played at the same time). For the purpose of this book, we will be focusing on melodic ascending.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nTo begin, we will focus on the diatonic intervals found in the major scale. For more information on intervals, including why and how to name these intervals, read Chapter 18 in<\/a> Introduction to Music Theory and Rudiments<\/a><\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_133\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1000\"]\"Diactonic Figure 7.1 7 Diatonic intervals. [Image description \u2013 See Appendix C Figure 7.1<\/a>][\/caption]There are seven diatonic intervals that we will be focusing on in this module, starting with the major 2nd and going all the way to the perfect 8th.\r\n\r\nNow, let\u2019s focus on how they sound:\r\n\r\nMajor 2nd<\/strong>\r\n\r\n[audio wav=\"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/introtoeartraining\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/07\/C-Major-Second-Interval-S1.wav\"][\/audio]\r\n\r\nListen to the two notes. How do they sound to you? Do they feel close together or far apart? Can you hum them? Use the Record button below to record yourself and evaluate. Because we know that this is a major 2nd, we can try singing them on the numbers 1, then 2.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"10\"]\r\n\r\nMajor 3rd<\/strong>\r\n\r\n[audio wav=\"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/introtoeartraining\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/07\/C-Major-Thid-Interval-S1.wav\"][\/audio]\r\n\r\nNow listen to the major 3rd. Does it sound farther apart than the major 2nd? Can you hum the notes? Sing them on 1 and 3? Continue this process through the remaining intervals, focusing on how the notes sound compared to one another. Use the Record button at the bottom of this page to record yourself and evaluate.\r\n\r\nPerfect 4th<\/strong>\r\n\r\n[audio wav=\"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/introtoeartraining\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/07\/C-Perfect-Fourth-Interval-S1.wav\"][\/audio]\r\n\r\nPerfect 5th<\/strong>\r\n\r\n[audio wav=\"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/introtoeartraining\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/07\/C-Perfect-Fifth-Interval-S1.wav\"][\/audio]\r\n\r\nMajor 6th<\/strong>\r\n\r\n[audio wav=\"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/introtoeartraining\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/07\/C-Major-Sixth-Interval-S1.wav\"][\/audio]\r\n\r\nMajor 7th<\/strong>\r\n\r\n[audio wav=\"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/introtoeartraining\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/07\/C-Major-Seventh-Interval-S1.wav\"][\/audio]\r\n\r\nPerfect 8\/Octave<\/strong>\r\n\r\n[audio wav=\"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/introtoeartraining\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/07\/C-Octave-Interval-S1.wav\"][\/audio]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"10\"]","rendered":"

Intervals are simply the relationship between two notes.\u00a0Generally, intervals can be found in music in three different formats. Melodic ascending (bottom note played, then top note played), melodic descending (top note played, then bottom note played), and harmonic (both notes played at the same time). For the purpose of this book, we will be focusing on melodic ascending.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

To begin, we will focus on the diatonic intervals found in the major scale. For more information on intervals, including why and how to name these intervals, read Chapter 18 in<\/a> Introduction to Music Theory and Rudiments<\/a><\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Figure 7.1 7 Diatonic intervals. [Image description \u2013 See Appendix C Figure 7.1<\/a>]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are seven diatonic intervals that we will be focusing on in this module, starting with the major 2nd and going all the way to the perfect 8th.<\/p>\n

Now, let\u2019s focus on how they sound:<\/p>\n

Major 2nd<\/strong><\/p>\n


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Listen to the two notes. How do they sound to you? Do they feel close together or far apart? Can you hum them? Use the Record button below to record yourself and evaluate. Because we know that this is a major 2nd, we can try singing them on the numbers 1, then 2.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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