Music Transcription Melodic and Interval Recognition 5

Question 1

A melody in a minor key leaps from A4 up to F5. What interval is formed?

Accepted Answer

Minor 6th

Answer

A to F spans 6 letter names and 8 half steps, which is a Minor 6th.

Question 2

In a transcription exercise, you hear a descending leap that sounds like the opening of 'Joy to the World.' What interval is it?

Accepted Answer

Major 2nd

Answer

The opening descending leap of 'Joy to the World' moves by a Major 2nd (whole step) from the tonic downward.

Question 3

What is the quality of the interval formed between the 1st and 7th scale degrees in a natural minor scale?

Accepted Answer

Minor 7th

Answer

In natural minor, the 7th scale degree is a whole step below the octave, forming a Minor 7th from the tonic.

Question 4

A transcriber hears a melody jump from C4 to Eb4. How should this interval be labeled?

Accepted Answer

Minor 3rd

Answer

C to Eb spans 3 letter names and 3 half steps, which is a Minor 3rd.

Question 5

Which interval quality is produced when a Perfect interval is decreased by one half step?

Accepted Answer

Diminished

Answer

Lowering a Perfect interval (unison, 4th, 5th, octave) by a half step creates a Diminished interval.

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