Now listen to the same intervals, but played together -- HARMONIC intervals:
(And as before, be sure to transpose to each key.)
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After you get the hang of it, there is something else about intervals that you need to know -- there are different flavors of them: major, perfect, minor, augmented, and diminished.
The only intervals that CAN be perfect are unisons, 4ths, 5ths, octaves, and 12ths. They don't HAVE to be, but they CAN be.
If perfect intervals are lowered 1/2 step, they become diminished intervals. If they are raised 1/2 step, they become augmented intervals.
The only intervals that CAN be major are 2nds, 3rds, 6ths, 7ths, 9ths, and 13ths. Again, they don't HAVE to be major, but they CAN be.
If a major interval is lowered 1/2 step, it becomes a minor interval. If it is lowered a whole step, it becomes a diminished interval. If it is raised 1/2 step, it becomes an augmented interval.
Go to the next page and listen to the various "families" of intervals: major, perfect, minor, diminished, and augmented.
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