Music Transcription Melodic and Interval Recognition 2

Question 1

A melody leaps from C4 up to A4. What interval is this?

Accepted Answer

Major 6th

Answer

C to A spans 6 letter names and contains 9 half steps, making it a Major 6th.

Question 2

Which interval is known as a 'tritone' and divides the octave exactly in half?

Accepted Answer

Augmented 4th

Answer

The augmented 4th (also called diminished 5th) spans 6 half steps, perfectly bisecting the octave.

Question 3

When transcribing a melody and you hear a stepwise ascending motion by half step, which interval are you notating?

Accepted Answer

Minor 2nd

Answer

A half-step motion between adjacent pitches is a Minor 2nd (also called a semitone).

Question 4

A phrase ends on the same pitch it began. What is the interval formed between the first and last note?

Accepted Answer

Perfect Unison

Answer

When two identical pitches are sounded in succession or simultaneously, the interval is a Perfect Unison (0 half steps).

Question 5

In ear training, which interval is classically associated with the opening of 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow'?

Accepted Answer

Octave

Answer

The opening 'Some-where' leap in 'Over the Rainbow' is a Perfect Octave ascending.

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