Madison Allwein
Theory I
35 September 2013
Major: DO RE MI FA SO LA TI DO
1, 1, ½ ,1, 1, 1, ½
Minor: DO RE ME FA SO LE TE DO
1, ½, 1,1, ½, ½, 1
**When lowered, the syllable changes from I to E
Intervals:
Begin on 1, count scale degrees
**Unison – Perfect, 2 notes on same pitch
2 – major or minor
rd
3 –thajor or minor
**4 – Perfect
**5 – Perfect
6 – major or minor
7 – major or minor
**Octave – Perfect
**=more structurally important, they establish the key no
matter the mode. Known as perfect intervals (P)
Making a perfect interval larger by a half step creates an augmented interval (A)
Making a perfect interval smaller
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