Intervals: the Building Blocks of Music

A brief overview of what intervals are and how students can recognize them using popular tunes for reference.

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The minor seventh is the seventh note

in a harmonic minor scale. when

placed over a major chord,

(1+M3+P5+m7) m7 becomes

“dominant” and creates a feeling of

tension in music.

This interval can be recognized as

“there’s a” from the phrase “there’s a

place for us” in the West Side Story

song “Somewhere.”

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The major sixth is the sixth scale degree of a major scale. This interval can be recognized as “there is” in the WVSU Alma Mater. Alternatively, it can be recognized as “my bon…” in “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean.”

The minor seventh is the seventh note in a harmonic minor scale. when placed over a major chord, (1+M3+P5+m7) m7 becomes “dominant” and creates a feeling of tension in music. This interval can be recognized as “there’s a” from the phrase “there’s a place for us” in the West Side Story song “Somewhere.”

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