Melodic and Interval Recognition Flashcards
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A melody in a minor key leaps from A4 up to F5. What interval is formed?
Answer: Minor 6th
A to F spans 6 letter names and 8 half steps, which is a Minor 6th.
In a transcription exercise, you hear a descending leap that sounds like the opening of 'Joy to the World.' What interval is it?
Answer: Major 2nd
The opening descending leap of 'Joy to the World' moves by a Major 2nd (whole step) from the tonic downward.
What is the quality of the interval formed between the 1st and 7th scale degrees in a natural minor scale?
Answer: Minor 7th
In natural minor, the 7th scale degree is a whole step below the octave, forming a Minor 7th from the tonic.
A transcriber hears a melody jump from C4 to Eb4. How should this interval be labeled?
Answer: Minor 3rd
C to Eb spans 3 letter names and 3 half steps, which is a Minor 3rd.
Which interval quality is produced when a Perfect interval is decreased by one half step?
Answer: Diminished
Lowering a Perfect interval (unison, 4th, 5th, octave) by a half step creates a Diminished interval.
When transcribing a melody that uses a raised 6th and 7th in minor, which scale form is most likely being used?
Answer: Melodic minor (ascending)
Melodic minor raises both the 6th and 7th scale degrees ascending to avoid the augmented 2nd interval in harmonic minor.
A melody note is C#5 followed by D5. What interval is this ascending motion?
Answer: Minor 2nd
C# to D spans 2 letter names and 1 half step, which is a Minor 2nd (diatonic half step).