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Interval
Relationship in pitch between 2 notes that is named by the number of letter names that are continued within them
Quantity
Counting the letter names between 2 tones
Quality
Identify the intervals with no accidentals
Consonance
Intervals that are treated as stable and not required resolutions
Constant intervals
All 3rds, all perfects, all 6ths
Dissonant intervals
all 2nds, all 7ths, all augmented, all diminished on paper, it could sound dissonant
Enharmonic intervals
Have the same sound but are spelled differently
Most common enharmonic intervals
A4 and d5 which is referred to as a tritone
tritone?????
A symmetrical interval because its original and inversion both contain 6 half steps, commonly augmented 4ths and diminished 5ths
Inversion of intervals
The lower tone becomes the higher tone or the higher tone becomes the lower tone
Compound intervals
intervals greater than an octave that are named by their simple equivalent
Simple intervals
Intervals within an octave
Melodic interval
2 tones positioned adjacently and sound one after the other
Harmonic interval
2 tones that sound at the same time
Transposition
The process of rewriting a piece of music or scale so that it sounds higher or lower in pitch. Commonly done by moving up or down every note by the same interval.
Octave
An interval of 8 tones
Unison
The same tones
Dissonanace
Unstable interval that requires a resolution
Arpeggio
The notes of a cord played in succession instead of at the same time.
M-1/2 =
m
m+1/2=
M
m-1/2=
d
d+1/2=
m/P
M+1/2 =
A
A-1/2=
M/P
P-1/2 =
d
P+1/2 =
A
Note 
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