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What is the inversion of a major interval?
Minor interval
What is the inversion of a minor interval?
Major interval
What is the inversion of an augmented interval?
Diminished interval
What is the inversion of a diminished interval?
Augmented interval
What happens to perfect intervals during inversion?
They remain perfect.
What is the inversion of a 3rd?
6th
What is the inversion of a 5th?
4th
What is the inversion of a M3?
m6
What is the inversion of a P5?
P4
What is the inversion of an A2?
d7
What is an interval?
The distance in pitch between two notes.
Define a harmonic interval.
Notes played simultaneously.
Define a melodic interval.
Notes played one after the other.
What is interval size?
The numerical distance between notes (2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.).
What is interval quality?
The specific type of interval (major, minor, perfect, augmented, diminished).
Define a major interval.
Intervals found in a major scale.
Define a minor interval.
One half step smaller than a major interval.
Define a perfect interval.
Unison, 4th, 5th, and octave.
Define an augmented interval.
A major or perfect interval increased by a half step.
Define a diminished interval.
A minor or perfect interval decreased by a half step.
What is a tritone?
An interval of three whole steps (A4 or d5).
What is a unison?
Two notes at the same pitch.
What is an octave?
An interval of eight notes.
What intervals are in a major scale (from the root)?
M2, M3, P4, P5, M6, M7, P8