Part 3 · Intervals: How Notes Relate, and How to Hear Them

Example 3.2

The thirteen simple intervals above C

What you hear

From C4, each interval of Figure 3.4 in turn: C4, the note above it, then both together, a beat of silence: the Perfect Unison (C4), minor 2nd (Db4), Major 2nd (D4), minor 3rd (Eb4), Major 3rd (E4), Perfect 4th (F4), diminished 5th (Gb4), Perfect 5th (G4), minor 6th (Ab4), Major 6th (A4), minor 7th (Bb4), Major 7th (B4) and Perfect Octave (C5), on piano

Every example in Part 3

• Example 3.1A melodic and a harmonic interval
• Example 3.2The thirteen simple intervals above C
• Example 3.3A Major 3rd and a Major 10th
• Example 3.4An interval and its inversion
• Example 3.5The interval listening challenge
• Example 3.6From smooth to rough
• Example 3.7Tension and release
• Example 3.8The harmonics of A4, one by one, then together
• Example 3.9Where you pluck changes the sound
• Example 3.10Waves in step and out of step
• Example 3.11The 7th harmonic
• Example 3.12A pure and a tempered Major 3rd