Understanding Musical Intervals

The video tutorial revisits the concept of musical intervals, focusing on their qualities and numbers. It explains that intervals can be played ascending, descending, or simultaneously, and introduces the five interval qualities: major, minor, perfect, augmented, and diminished. The tutorial provides a detailed explanation of major and perfect intervals using the C major scale as an example, covering intervals from a major second to a perfect octave. The video concludes with a summary of these intervals and a brief mention of the perfect unison.

What is the interval number when playing from one note to the same note?

• Perfect unison

• Major second

• Minor third

• Augmented fourth

Which of the following is NOT a quality of an interval?

• Harmonic

• Perfect

• Minor

• Major

What is the interval called when moving from the first to the second scale degree in a major scale?

• Augmented fifth

• Minor third

• Perfect fourth

• Major second

How many half steps are in a major third interval?

• Seven

• Five

• Four

• Two

What is the interval from the first to the fourth scale degree in a major scale?

• Augmented fourth

• Major fourth

• Perfect fourth

• Minor fourth

How many half steps are needed to reach a perfect fifth from the tonic?

• Seven

• Six

• Five

• Eight

What is the interval from the first to the sixth scale degree in a major scale?

• Major sixth

• Perfect sixth

• Minor sixth

• Augmented sixth

How many half steps are in a major seventh interval?

• Nine

• Twelve

• Ten

• Eleven

What is another name for a perfect eighth interval?

• Major eighth

• Perfect octave

• Minor octave

• Augmented octave

What is the term for an interval from the first scale degree back to itself?

• Major unison

• Perfect unison

• Augmented unison

• Minor unison