Guide to Measuring

Intervals
the Intervals
by Carla Piper

Melodic Intervals
Harmonic Intervals
Interval Inversions
Perfect Intervals
Major and Minor Intervals
Diminished Intervals
Augmented Intervals
 Melodic Intervals

2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Octave

C D E F G A B C
 Harmonic Intervals

2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Octave

 Interval Inversions

prime/octave 2nd/7th 3rd/6th 4th/5th 5th/4th 6th/3rd 7th/2nd

Identifying Harmonic Intervals
in C Major

Unison 2nd 3rd 4th

5th 6th 7th Octave

GO TO MELODIC TEST
Naming Melodic Intervals
in C Major by Sound

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Answers
Naming Melodic Intervals
in C Major by Sound

6th 2nd 5th 3rd

7th 4th 8th 5th

 Major and Minor Intervals

Major Major Major Major

2nd 3rd 6th 7th
Minor Minor Minor Minor
2nd 3rd 6th 7th

Db Eb Ab Bb
C D E F G A B C

C D E A B
 Perfect Intervals

Perfect Perfect Octave

4th Perfect 5th Perfect
Perfect 5th Perfect 4th Prime or Unison

C D E F G A B C

C F G C
 Diminished Intervals

Dim Dim Dim Dim Dim Dim

5th 4th Octave 7th 4th 3rd

D#
C# Gb G#
C D Eb E F G A B C

C Fb Cb C
 Augmented Intervals

Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug

6th 2nd 4th 5th 7th Octave

D# F# D#
C D E F G A B C

C Cb B#
C
 Guide to Measuring Intervals
Interval Half Steps
Play
Play the
the unison or prime 0 half steps Back to
Intervals
Intervals minor 2nd 1 half step Main Menu
major 2nd 2 half steps
minor 3rd 3 half steps
major 3rd 4 half steps
perfect 4th 5 half steps
aug 4th or dim 5th 6 half steps
perfect 5th 7 half steps
minor 6th 8 half steps
major 6th 9 half steps
minor 7th 10 half steps
major 7th 11 half steps
perfect octave 12 half steps
 Play the Intervals

C D E F G A B C

Interval Half Steps

unison or prime 0 half steps
minor 2nd 1 half step
major 2nd 2 half steps
minor 3rd 3 half steps
major 3rd 4 half steps
perfect 4th 5 half steps
aug 4th or dim 5th 6 half steps
perfect 5th 7 half steps
minor 6th 8 half steps
major 6th 9 half steps
minor 7th 10 half steps
major 7th 11 half steps
perfect octave 12 half steps