Lesson 4 Intervals
4.3 The Perfect Interval Family Members
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Unlike the "Major" family which has four forms for each interval, the "Perfect" family only has three primary forms: Diminished, Perfect and Augmented. Notice that it does not have a major form just as the Major intervals do not have a perfect form. As an example, we will use the 5th from the Perfect family to create the family members.
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Diminished
Play the examples several times to see if you can hear how they are the same distance apart in half steps. They will sound higher or lower in pitch but they have the same quality. It is the distance between the two notes that is always the same and makes this interval recognizable.
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Perfect
Play the examples several times to see if you can hear how they are the same even though they have different notes. It is the distance between the two notes that is always the same and makes this interval recognizable.
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Augmented
Play the examples several times to see if you can hear how they are the same even though they have different notes. It is the distance between the two notes that is always the same and makes this interval recognizable.
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Please continue with the next section of this lesson.
4.1 Definition » 4.2 The Major Interval Family Members
» 4.3 The Perfect Interval Family Members
» 4.4 The Major Scale Method
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