MUS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Mediant, Subdominant, Submediant
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Melodic interval: the distance between two notes played one after another. Harmonic interval: the distance between two notes played at the same time. Augmented: an interval that is one half step larger than a major or perfect interval. Diminished: an interval that is one half step smaller than a minor or perfect interval. Scale degrees: tonic, supertonic, mediant, subdominant, dominant, submediant, leading note. Octave: an interval of eight notes; (ex: c to c). Inverted interval: when the top and bottom notes of an interval are switched. All intervals besides perfect intervals change their character wen inverted.