What is the distance between two pitches in music?
interval
What is the interval between B and D?
a third
What is the distance between two identical notes?
The distance between two notes is called an interval and is measured in semitones, which is the smallest interval in Western tonal music. Also intervals have names: minor second (1 semitone), second (2 semitones), minor third (3 semitones), etc., up to an octave (12 semitones).
What interval is B to C?
Minor intervals can also be diminished by subtracting a semitone. Recall that C to B is a major seventh (11 half steps) and C to Bb is a minor seventh (10 half steps). Recall that C to B is a major seventh (11 semitones) and C to Bb is a minor seventh (10 semitones).
What is a major 2nd above D?
For example, in the steps above, one of the intervals we measured was a major 2nd above D, which is note E. note D is above note E.
What is the difference between a major second and a minor second?
A major second interval consists of 2 semitones (or as you say a whole step) whereas a minor second interval consists of a semitone. Example of major second is C – D. Example of minor second interval is B – C.
What is a minor 3rd below B?
F# Term. Spell a minor 3rd below B. Definition. G#
What is a major 3rd above B?
For example, in the steps above, one of the intervals we measured was a major 3rd above B, which is note D#. In contrast, an inverted interval specifies the distance from D# to B – ie. note B is above note D#.
How do you tell the difference between a major and a minor third?
The only difference between major and minor triads is in the third note. In the major triad it forms a major third with the first note, and in the minor triad a minor third.
What does a minor 3rd look like?
In music theory a minor third is a musical interval that encompasses three half steps, or semitones. Staff notation represents the minor third as encompassing three staff positions (see: interval number). For example, the interval from A to C is a minor third, as the note C lies three semitones above A.
What is the minor 3rd of D?
3rd intervals above note D
| Short | Medium | Intervals ‘above’ statement |
|---|---|---|
| d3 | dim3 | The D to Fb interval is diminished 3rd |
| m3 | min3 | The D to F interval is minor 3rd |
| M3 | maj3 | The D to F# interval is major 3rd |
| A3 | aug3 | The D to F## interval is augmented 3rd |