Intervals

 INTERVALS

• An interval is a distance between two notes or two intervals. There are three types parts of intervals. 
• There are melodic and harmonic intervals, the distance of the interval, and the quality of the interval.      
• Tones and semitones are the building blocks for creating intervals. 
• Compound intervals are intervals that are larger than an octave. 
• For intervals, there are perfect intervals that can not be major or minor.  

This is a picture of the different types of intervals and how far they are using each semi-tone. It also tells you the minor and minor and perfects.

The picture has 6 different types of intervals. 

The video shows how each interval and its distance. 

The lesson teaches you intervals and explains the different intervals.

Here is a video of me playing the F major in different intervals.

LESSON 4

 Minor Scales

• There are different types of minor scales 
• They are Natural minor, Harmonic and Melodic.
• In the natural minor there are no raised.In harmonic minor the 7th note is raised by a half step and in melodic minor the 6th and 7th note is raised by a half step
• When finding a relative minor we count down the scale three whole steps and relative major you go up 6whole steps.

This is a picture  by musicnotes showing the different types of minor scales.

 

This picuture shows an A minor scale

Here is a video by LANDR explaing the what are the minor sclaes.

This is a video by Musictheoryacademy explaing teh different types of minor scales.

LESSON 2

Compound and Simple Meter/Signature

• Simple time signature is a piece of music that is subdivided up into two part rhythms. Examples: 2/4, 3/4, or 4/4. The top number tells how much each beats gets and the bottom tells us the note value.
• We identify the meters by the terms duple, triple, and quadruple.
• Compund time signature are meters in which the beat divides into three, and then further subdivides into six. 
• Examples of compund time signature would be  6/8, 9/8 and 12/8.

This is a picture of simple time and the different terms and forms.

This is a picture of compund meter and the different time signature and forms.

Here is a video by Music Matters on youtube explaining how you can identify the different type time signatures.

This is a video by musictheoryguy gettung nore advance into each section of simple and compund. This video also explains the difference between somple and compund time. 

This the song I found I am only palyed the two lines and the top part..

This is a video of me playing the song.

LESSON 3

 Pentatonic Scale

• Pentatonic is a scale degree that uses five notes. It uses 1,2, 3, 5, 6 or Do, Re, Mi, So, La
• The pentatonic is mostly use in jazz, pop, classical and also some rock music 
• When using the pentatonic scale one not wold be skipped. An example would be C major SCALE where it has C,D,E,F,G but C major pentatonic scale has C,D,E,G,A
• Learning the pentatonic scale can help when improvising a song.

• We also learn about the circle of fifths. The circle of fifths has sharps and flats going around on each sides.

A next example showing the scale in C major pentatonic. 

By piano-ology.com

• Here is a video explaining the circle of fifths and how you get their accidentals. 

• A video of me playing a piece of music using the pentatonic scale.

 

LESSON 1

LESSON  1

 

Enharmonic Equivalents and Chromatic Scales

• In class, we went over note pitches, enharmonic equivalents, and chromatic scales.
• Enharmonic equivalents are musical notes with sound or pitch but have a different note name to them.
• Chromatic scale notes are twelve notes or pitches. Each note is separated by an interval of a semitone.

• This is a picture of enharmonic equivalents on a piano.
• It shows that even though their name is different you still get the same pitch. Each note is taken up to a sharp or flat.`

• In this piece of music, it is chromatic scales that are semitone separated. 
• The chromatic note can start from any of the twelve notes and end with starting note but in a different key.

In the video, the teacher is showing you how the scale is written and you can also see the enharmonic equivalents. 

Here someone is singing the chromatic scale.

I am playing the D chromatic scale ascending and descending.

Lesson 5

Diatonic Modes

• During my music theory class out lecture spoke to us about the different types of modes.
• In music, there are many types of modes. They are Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian. 
• Each mode has a specific amount of numbers that they use when moving keys. Ionian uses zero movements, Dorian uses 2, Phrygian uses  3, Lydian uses 4, Mixolydian uses  6, aeolian uses 7, and Locrian uses 7 movements when being put into music.
• Each mode a broken into two groups. Major and minor. The major modes are  Ionian, Lydian, and Mixolydian. Minor modes are Dorian, Phrygian, Aeolian, and Locrian.

• In this video, you will learn how to identify the modes and how you can learn to use them.
• You will also learn what happens when applying the modes.

• Listening to this video you can hear the different modes and see the notes that change.
• You can also specify which mode is major or minor by listening to it.

• This is my video of playing all of the modes. The key is G Major.